REFEREE BASIC COURSE

A tennis referee is the person who is responsible for supervising all players at a competition to ensure they follow the rules of tennis. To become a tennis referee you must complete a two day course with mentored experience in between the two days.
PRE-REQUISITES:
- Complete the Competition Organiser Course or have relevant experience.
- Complete the pre-course reading.
Please note that the Referee Course is not running at present.
We plan to announce a new course in the first quarter of 2021. To register your interest or for more information email mark.lewis@tenniswales.org.uk
COST OF THE COURSE:
TBC
AVAILABLE DATES:
To be confirmed for early 2021
COURSE CONTENT
DAY ONE
- Fair Play, Rules of Tennis, Code of Conduct, Refereeing Duties.
- Mentoring Experience.
- Practical experience.
- Shadowing (at least two) qualified referees at three competitions.
MENTORING EXPERIENCE
- Practical experience.
- Shadowing (at least two) qualified referees at three competitions.
DAY TWO
- Role of court supervisor, handling situations, tournament organisation / experience.
COURT ASSESSMENT
- The two day course will be pass / fail and the criteria will include assessment during the course, completion of a workbook and passing an exam.
- If successful in passing the course and becoming a licenced official, you can apply to organise and referee Grade 5, Grade 6 and 7 competitions.