In anticipation of the Elite League kick off, fifteen registered referees underwent a one-day refresher course on Saturday last at the National Training Centre, Providence.
Guyana’s four FIFA referees; FIFA Assistant Referee Kleon Lindey, lone female FIFA Assistant Referee Denisha Isaacs, FIFA Referee Shavin Greene and FIFA Futsal Referee Colin Abel were all part of the course.
Local referees Gladwyn Johnson, Micah Erskine, Anthony Adams, and assistant referees Clenton Daniel, Otis Williams, Safiya Goulding, Brandon Cyrus, Mitera Thomas, Patrick December and Royden Ramsey along with invitees Miksha Crossman, Aliyah Antigua, Ebonie McNiel and Aquiba Raynolds also took part.
The course was facilitated by assessors Ingram Johnson, Abdulla Hamid, Sherwin Moore, Tyrone Tyrrell, Natasha Lewis, Sherwin Johnson, Lenval Peart, and Colin Bowry. The training session included a theoretical classroom segment to update officials on law modifications and Elite League regulations. There were field sessions as well as fitness conditioning.
The referees will officiate 90 games during season six of the Elite League which kicks off on February 25 featuring ten of the country’s top clubs – defending champions Guyana Defence Force, Western Tigers, Guyana Police Force, Fruta Conquerors, Den Amstel, Buxton United, Ann’s Grove, Santos, Monedderlust and Slingerz.
