Referee Handbook Referee Handbook 1 Réamfhocal Ón Uachtarán Tá áthas an domhain orm fáilte a cur romhaibh don seoladh oifigiúla seo agus guím comhghairdeas ar gach duine atá páirteac sa tionscadal seo. I warmly welcome this opportunity to be associated with an initiative that enhances the preparation and performance of our Referee team. The record numbers of children who attend the Kellogg’s Cúl Camps every year is proof positive that our Games have never been more popular than they are now. We can all take a measure of pride in this and we can say that the top players and the top teams play a key role in driving this new level. But it would not be possible without the contribution from our Referees and Match Officials and it is impossible to overlook their importance. The fitness of the modern GAA player and the speed at which our Games are played has never been greater. This in turns places a requirement on our Match Officials to be able to keep up with this pace change. The evolving nature of the sport and in particular Gaelic football also places a demand upon Referees in adjudicating a game that is moving faster while still housing an important level of acceptable physical competition for possession. The willingness of our Referees to meet these challenges and to strive to get better is inspirational. We cannot have games without Referees and I would like to acknowledge and give credit to the body of work that takes place constantly over the course of the year to ensure that our Match Officials are the best they can possibly be. I’ve no doubt but that, just like playing, to perform at the top as a Referee requires a lifestyle choice that encompasses preparation on and off the field. We are well served by the body of people who are willing to step up and offer themselves as Referees and Match Officials and I would like to congratulate Sean Walsh and the National Referee Development Committee and the Referee team in Croke Park for this important addition to the GAA library and trust it will be well received by our Referees. The Give Respect, Get Respect campaign has been a success and will continue. In the meantime you have my unwavering respect and support and again, the thanks of the Association is due to all of our Referees and Match Officials at club and county level who enable our Games to thrive. Rath Dé ar an obair, Aogán Ó Fearghail Uachtarán Cumann Lúthchleas Gael 2 Referee Handbook Endis quae. 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This contribution is a year-round commitment and ensures that rferitatur, optatur, omnia diore volupta qui dentorro consequi officaepero eicaturia ius pelit thousands of games are played annually at all levels, and should always be recognised and im in pelisitam harundipis id eniendi opta num harcia que erum dolent fugit pra quam laborer acknowledged. erovita tectem voluptam dolupta quaepernate res eosae cum quos de presequi repuda pedistrum corio blabore ndamus, cus. I hope that this Referee Handbook will prove to be a useful resource for Referees at all levels; it is designed to be easy to Bor restis quid ma dignihil ilit prendam reped quisqui tes asperum dit et qui consequisit, que digendae ipsunti ut volorem. read and simple to use. I would expect that our Referees will go to it for guidance on certain topics and, on each occasion Natur? pick up something new. Of course it does not replace the Rulebook, but should be used as a tool to help Referees deal with Te vendunt audi beaquat ipientis earcition non pore voloratur acerferibus siminime nit, iusandi tasinul lectatu ribus, particular circumstances. Over the lifetime of the National Referee Development Committee a number of initiatives have voluptatur sum faccusam eossumquis eum, coremquiatio eos commoloria evelitibusam etur? been worked on to support our referees - a new Training programme for New and In-Service Referees has been devised Rumqui ommoditam rem re recae lignat aut odisi dem nobitium rem iusam in ne comnissum int quias eium volor sam and updated in 2016; the Referee Advisor programme at all levels has been reviewed and updated and, of course, ongoing vendend ucilique eius senit velestibus prereprovit, non poriber aepuda venecus dolorest, sed quiducipsus, aceresciis acia Seminars and Fitness Training of National Referees continues at pace. This Handbook adds to the work being done at all nemolor ruptatiatur, quam dem voloribus nonem volupta tibus, se consequi vid quis antusciti aut lamus non re ea dendam, levels of our Association. con por aute nonsece ritatur simusti dessit eumetur? Si aut officiis abore labor adi blaborecum quaturibea nientem exceped essumqu ostempore dipis nonsectur maionemporit Finally I wish to thank all who have worked on this production, particularly National Match Officials Manager, Patrick voluptatur, te et dus, erempor rehent omnimus dolor sam, volorro ditem lamus, sequis autet et prent aliti conserf eritemq Doherty, whose commitment to the project has seen it come to fruition today. Thanks also to Uachtarán, Aogán Ó uiandant, voles velendendit magnis doloris dolor sere ariorrovid quunt volupti untius doluptaspe volupti optas nis sinum Fearghail and Ard Stiúrthóir, Páraic Ó Dufaigh for their continuing support to Referees and their work. as volenditae que eatus mo omnieni que et, ide pro volupis se magnam inum quatquos aut alia est, ut quid quia quid eserio et fuga. Bea diam harum consequ amusape es santemost quibusam, quiae. Et periae voloressum ad ut abo. Harum aditas simusae pra ipitias etur? Quidunt magnamus eum invel ipsam esed et offictatus doluptaevoloreprem earchil ma qui nullecerrore pro quias dolorem. Et porecto tem verum vera esto mos qui doluptaeste eum fugiti cuptatem venimus amusdaepero esti sum qui id eumquam sam consequi ius earum ressim eumquia aspiet as dolorrovita porrum repero etum, volorita sit audi ut modiae sed quati omnia non net porepro ma quodiae pre aspicia id minciaspel ipienis quatias dem. 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Rovitas sunde dolut harcietur maximinihil mod minciunt optatur, que volorestiore prat. Lent eturissim dolor minulparum dis et, eosam, coraeped quia alicia dollam dit magnis as incia sandendae eos et maio veliti officat dipis aut acitatium int. Harcim et volorrunt aut alias que conseque voloris alit volorei urepudanti blant exeribu sciasperum eatus, atiis cusam, voluptat. Evelendebis ra natis comni nonsequatior audaesti ut voluptatat oditis doluption nat voloriatis expliquate sam evelesequam Seán Breathnach Cathaoirleach Coiste Náisiúnta Forbartha na Réiteoirí 3 Referee Handbook This “Referee Handbook” is aimed at helping GAA Referees by giving them