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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.thefa.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/atom.xsl" media="screen"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xml:lang="en-US"><title type="html">FA Updates</title><subtitle type="html" /><id>https://community.thefa.com/referees/b/fa-updates/atom</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.thefa.com/referees/b/fa-updates" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://community.thefa.com/referees/b/fa-updates/atom" /><generator uri="http://telligent.com" version="12.1.1.20482">Telligent Community (Build: 12.1.1.20482)</generator><updated>2023-11-15T09:00:00Z</updated><entry><title>To Guide. To Grow. To Govern.</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.thefa.com/referees/b/fa-updates/posts/to-guide-to-grow-to-govern" /><id>https://community.thefa.com/referees/b/fa-updates/posts/to-guide-to-grow-to-govern</id><published>2023-11-15T10:00:00Z</published><updated>2023-11-15T10:00:00Z</updated><content type="html">We have launched an ambitious new strategy for grassroots refereeing in England, providing a clear direction for the future of officiating over the next three years and beyond.The landmark strategy sets out our plan to ensure world class referees are...(&lt;a href="https://community.thefa.com/referees/b/fa-updates/posts/to-guide-to-grow-to-govern"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.thefa.com/aggbug?PostID=1765&amp;AppID=362&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>FA Refereeing</name><uri>https://community.thefa.com/members/66830800</uri></author></entry><entry><title>New Level 4 Pre-Season Development Days</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.thefa.com/referees/b/fa-updates/posts/new-level-4-pre-season-development-days" /><id>https://community.thefa.com/referees/b/fa-updates/posts/new-level-4-pre-season-development-days</id><published>2023-11-15T09:00:00Z</published><updated>2023-11-15T09:00:00Z</updated><content type="html">Ahead of the 2023/24 season we once again hosted 3 development days for new match officials operating at Step 5/6 of the National League System. 
The day featured both technical sessions in the classroom and outdoor practical session to help prepare ...(&lt;a href="https://community.thefa.com/referees/b/fa-updates/posts/new-level-4-pre-season-development-days"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.thefa.com/aggbug?PostID=1813&amp;AppID=362&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>FA Refereeing</name><uri>https://community.thefa.com/members/66830800</uri></author></entry><entry><title>Referee Recognition Awards Hosted</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.thefa.com/referees/b/fa-updates/posts/referee-recognition-awards-hosted" /><id>https://community.thefa.com/referees/b/fa-updates/posts/referee-recognition-awards-hosted</id><published>2023-11-15T09:00:00Z</published><updated>2023-11-15T09:00:00Z</updated><content type="html">Wembley played host to the inaugural Referee recognition awards in June 2023 with over 200 Referees in attendance. Taking Referees from the heart of the action to the centre of the stage 13 individual award winners were recognised alongside 8&amp;nbsp;hi...(&lt;a href="https://community.thefa.com/referees/b/fa-updates/posts/referee-recognition-awards-hosted"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.thefa.com/aggbug?PostID=1764&amp;AppID=362&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>FA Refereeing</name><uri>https://community.thefa.com/members/66830800</uri></author></entry></feed>