<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article is an orphan, as no other articles link to it . Please introduce links to this page from related articles; try the Find link tool for suggestions . (February 2009) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article is an orphan, as no other articles link to it . Please introduce links to this page from related articles; try the Find link tool for suggestions . (February 2009) </Td> </Tr> <P> English football referees officiate matches in English football . The referees officiate matches that range from local football to Premier League matches . There are currently eleven different levels of referees that correspond to the ability, age and activity of the official . For a referee to move from one level to the next, both theoretical and physical assessments are taken . </P> <P> Anyone over the age of 14 who is reasonably fit and has reasonable eyesight can train to be a referee . The course is split into 5 key modules, all of which must be completed to a satisfactory level before a referee is considered qualified . The first module concentrates on the laws of association football and this is closely followed by a second module on the application of the laws . Candidates must then complete the third module which is a ninety - minute theoretical examination based on the first two modules . If this is completed successfully, the aspiring referee moves onto the fourth module . The fourth module is a probationary period in which the training referee must complete six matches as a referee whilst being watched by a mentor (either an instructor or an assessor) for 3 of these . These matches must be completed to a standard that is acceptable to the mentor . The matches need not be adult matches but can be junior or school football matches, which requires offsides to be played . </P>

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