We are delighted to announce that our Young Referee of the Year for 2017/18 is Charlotte Phillips. Charlotte ended an outstanding season with appointments as Referee for a County Cup Final and 4th Official for a National Cup Final. In addition, Charlotte volunteered some of her time during the season to mentor trainee referees and serve on the ADRS Committee.
The trophy was presented to Charlotte by Premier League and FIFA Referee Michael Oliver.
Details have been announced for the next local New Referee Course to be run by Cheshire FA.
Price: £130
Venue: South Manchester Sports Club, St Anne’s Road North, Heald Green. SK8 4RZ
Day 1: Monday 22nd October 9-5pm
Day 2: Tuesday 23rd October 9-5pm
Next steps event: Wednesday 24th October 7.30-9.30pm @ Altrincham FC
Register your interest: RefereeCourses@CheshireFA.com
Congratulations to Charlotte Phillips and Matthew O’Shea who were Referee and Assistant Referee for the Cheshire FA Ladies Cup Final, alongside Adrian Duicu and Tom Harrison from Chester.
We’re absolutely delighted that Charlotte Phillips has been appointed to the FA Girls Youth Cup Final as Fourth Official. Another great appointment for our leading female referee. Good luck to all the officials.
FA Girls Youth Cup Final
Manchester City v Reading
Saturday 14th April 2018 @ St George’s Park
Referee: Chloe Matthews
Assistant Referees: Jade Wardle and Yasmin Saeed
Fourth Official: Charlotte Phillips
Congratulations to all officials on the following appointments to the 2017/18 Altrincham & District FA Cup Finals:
ADFA Senior Cup Final
Referee: Felipe Morais
Assistant Referees: Tom Cassidy and Freddie Gent
Fourth Official: Simon Humphries
Tie to be played on Thursday 3rd May, 19:30 at Altrincham FC.
ADFA Sunday Senior Cup Final
Referee: Oliver Chow
Assistant Referees: Mike Ransome and Tom O’Brien
Fourth Official: Andy Worthington
Tie to be played on Tuesday 8th May, 19:30 at Altrincham FC.
Thank you to everyone who purchased tickets for our 2017 Christmas raffle. The funds raised make a massive positive impact to the training and development opportunities for referees in the Altrincham & District area.
The draw is being conducted in stages during the December meeting, and winners will be listed on the linked page as they are drawn: http://www.altyreferees.co.uk/christmas-raffle-winners-2017/
Our annual Christmas raffle generates funds for the Society to enable us to continue supporting the development of referees in the District. Tickets for the 2017 draw to be held on the evening of Thursday 14th December can be bought online via our JustGiving page. For every £2 donated, a ticket will be entered into the draw in your name (please remember to leave your name and contact details with your donation!).
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/altyrefereesraffle?utm_id=2&utm_term=kqMYqMYWZ
Prizes include an iPad, a Fit Bit, an Amazon Echo, a Samsung Tablet, £50 in Toys R Us vouchers, plus many smaller prizes of wine, chocolates, etc.
An additional referee course has been added to the calendar for this season to meet the high demand we’re seeing for places on courses around the Cheshire County. This course will be held at Ashton on Mersey School during the Trafford Schools half-term holidays:
12th February 2018 9-5pm
13th February 2018 9-5pm
15th February 2018 7-8.30pm (Next Steps Event @ Altrincham FC)
The course costs £130 and is open to anyone aged 14+.
You can register your interest by emailing refereecourses@cheshirefa.com
ROAD CLOSURES: Be aware of road closures around the area on Sunday for the Manchester Half Marathon. Plan ahead!
http://www.manchesterhalfmarathon.com/race_info/road-closure-info/
