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Zeigermaher said:
What about lower leagues?
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9. What are the different refereeing levels?

  • Level 1 – National List (Football League and Premier League)
  • Level 2a – Panel Select (Conference Premier)
  • Level 2b – Panel (Conference North and South)
  • Level 3 – Contributory (Contributory Leagues)
  • Level 4 – Supply ( Supply Leagues)
  • Level 5 – Senior County (County Leagues)
  • Level 6 – County (County leagues)
  • Level 7 – Junior (Amateur leagues)
  • Level 8 – Youth (Junior Referee below age of 16)
  • Level 9 – Trainee
 
Degnann said:
9. What are the different refereeing levels?

  • Level 1 – National List (Football League and Premier League)
  • Level 2a – Panel Select (Conference Premier)
  • Level 2b – Panel (Conference North and South)
  • Level 3 – Contributory (Contributory Leagues)
  • Level 4 – Supply ( Supply Leagues)
  • Level 5 – Senior County (County Leagues)
  • Level 6 – County (County leagues)
  • Level 7 – Junior (Amateur leagues)
  • Level 8 – Youth (Junior Referee below age of 16)
  • Level 9 – Trainee
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Added in the pyramid steps, where step 1 starts at the National League Premier.

  • Level 1 – National List (Football League and Premier League)
  • Level 2a – Panel Select (National League Premier) - Step 1
  • Level 2b – Panel (National League North and South) - Step 2
  • Level 3 – Contributory (Contributory Leagues) - Steps 3 and 4
  • Level 4 – Supply ( Supply Leagues) - Steps 5, 6 and a few 7
Below this level the strict rules on who can referee which games no longer exists. The highest a level 5 can referee is step 6, assuming the supply league they are on only has one marking division (a marking division simply means that its games must be refereed by level 4s or above).
  • Level 5 – Senior County (County Leagues)
  • Level 6 – County (County leagues)
  • Level 7 – Junior (Amateur leagues)
  • Level 8 – Youth (Junior Referee below age of 16)
  • Level 9 – Trainee

Technically speaking, levels 2a to 4 were renamed this season as per the table below, although many still refer to them by the old names.

Current NameNew Name from 20/21Referee LevelAssistant Referee Level
Panel SelectStep 1 List2A3E
PanelStep 2 List2B3F
ContributoryStep 3/4 List3A4B
SupplyStep 5/6 List4A5/6/7

The full list of leagues at each step can be seen at the link below, as well as the levels of referees and assistants for each. Caveat to this is that I think some of these league changes have been held back to next season due to Covid, but the refereeing level changes went ahead.

 
RustyRef said:
Added in the pyramid steps, where step 1 starts at the National League Premier.

  • Level 1 – National List (Football League and Premier League)
  • Level 2a – Panel Select (National League Premier) - Step 1
  • Level 2b – Panel (National League North and South) - Step 2
  • Level 3 – Contributory (Contributory Leagues) - Steps 3 and 4
  • Level 4 – Supply ( Supply Leagues) - Steps 5, 6 and a few 7
Below this level the strict rules on who can referee which games no longer exists. The highest a level 5 can referee is step 6, assuming the supply league they are on only has one marking division (a marking division simply means that its games must be refereed by level 4s or above).
  • Level 5 – Senior County (County Leagues)
  • Level 6 – County (County leagues)
  • Level 7 – Junior (Amateur leagues)
  • Level 8 – Youth (Junior Referee below age of 16)
  • Level 9 – Trainee

Technically speaking, levels 2a to 4 were renamed this season as per the table below, although many still refer to them by the old names.

Current NameNew Name from 20/21Referee LevelAssistant Referee Level
Panel SelectStep 1 List2A3E
PanelStep 2 List2B3F
ContributoryStep 3/4 List3A4B
SupplyStep 5/6 List4A5/6/7

The full list of leagues at each step can be seen at the link below, as well as the levels of referees and assistants for each. Caveat to this is that I think some of these league changes have been held back to next season due to Covid, but the refereeing level changes went ahead.

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Why can Level 5's (indeed Level 6's) get games at Step 6 in some areas? Is it merely down to referee supply/demand. What do the letters refer to again?
 
Big Cat said:
Why can Level 5's (indeed Level 6's) get games at Step 6 in some areas? Is it merely down to referee supply/demand. What do the letters refer to again?
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Depends on the league. For example, on the Spartan South Midlands, which only has one marking division, their policy is that level 5s who have passed the fitness test can officiate the step 6 games.

The letters after the level were brought in when Conference North / South games were taken away from level 3s in the middle and level 4s on the line. A new level 2B was created and the better performing level 3s promoted into this (and I think some level 2s demoted to it), and the better performing assistants at level 3 were given level 3E with the remainder being categorised as level 3F.

Prior to this change a level 3 referee could be assisting anywhere from Conference North / South to the Premier League. Even the top assistants like Phil Sharpe still had to do at least 10 contrib middles a season.
 
RustyRef said:
Depends on the league. For example, on the Spartan South Midlands, which only has one marking division, their policy is that level 5s who have passed the fitness test can officiate the step 6 games.

The letters after the level were brought in when Conference North / South games were taken away from level 3s in the middle and level 4s on the line. A new level 2B was created and the better performing level 3s promoted into this (and I think some level 2s demoted to it), and the better performing assistants at level 3 were given level 3E with the remainder being categorised as level 3F.

Prior to this change a level 3 referee could be assisting anywhere from Conference North / South to the Premier League. Even the top assistants like Phil Sharpe still had to do at least 10 contrib middles a season.
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What kind of fitness tests?
 
Big Cat said:
The Cooper Test
2600m in 12 minutes
Also, two 50m sprints, each 7.5s or less
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That's for level 4s, the fitness test for a level 5 to referee on the SSMFL step 6 division is 2400m in 12 minutes so a bit easier.

From L3 upwards it is the FIFA style fitness test. L4 is supposed to change to that as well but think it has been delayed due to Covid.
 
RustyRef said:
That's for level 4s, the fitness test for a level 5 to referee on the SSMFL step 6 division is 2400m in 12 minutes so a bit easier.

From L3 upwards it is the FIFA style fitness test. L4 is supposed to change to that as well but think it has been delayed due to Covid.
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What referees' levels must be to officiate FA cup?
 
Refs from level 7 and up can be appointed to FA cup games but you need to be nominated by your CFA
 
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