AIFF plans to have 50 professional referees on full-time basis
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) intends to have 50 professional referees on a full-time basis as part of its restructuring plans. AIFF President Kalyan Choubey said this on Monday. The AIFF Referees Committee meeting was held at the Football House here and was chaired by former FIFA referee Michael Andrews. In his message to the committee, Choubey explained his plan to increase the number of professional referees to help them focus on their skills.
Choubey said, “We will make many improvements and restructure the way we do things in terms of referees.” If we were doing that, we would get similar results. We would like to see more of our referees play official roles in major international events that India can be proud of.” ) will have a joint program between
Chief Refereeing Officer Trevor Keitel spoke about the proposed five-year plan on a range of issues such as the transition to the professional refereeing process, state participation in referee development and the introduction of technology into the Indian refereeing system. The committee has agreed in principle about the project and decided to review the existing policy and formulate a new policy as per the requirements before coming up with AIFF Management for successful implementation.
The Committee felt that anyone playing a dual role could become a hindrance in performing their best in terms of match handling. It was recommended that referees who are currently inactive for any reason may be requested to activate themselves through the online portal RASI by 31 December 2022. The committee also recommended the appointment of a State Refereeing Officer and a Referee Evaluation Manager.
