CBF holds first PRO refereeing training session

This initiative shows the commitment of Brazilian football’s top governing body to on-field performance. “President Samir Xaud and his entire board came in and delivered on what they promised, giving us working conditions, helping us, creating a Working Group to listen to us and break out of the bubble, even taking us into environments outside refereeing,” he said. Davi Feques, Rodrigo Cintra and Netto Góes during the opening of the PRO Refereeing training week Credits: Samara Moumei/CBF Netto Góes reinforced the importance of having FIFA instructors at the event and confirmed that he will be present throughout the entire PRO Refereeing training week.

The president of the CBF Refereeing Working Group also said this is only the first meeting in the organization’s initiative. “I would like to thank the FIFA instructors for being here because that greatly enhances the event. I’m very happy to be part of this, and I’ll be here throughout the week talking, answering questions, and experiencing this moment with you.

This is just the first of many events like this that we will still have,” he said. PRO REFEREEING During the first PRO CBF Refereeing training camp, 72 referees and 28 professionals from the Refereeing Commission, Working Group, Refereeing Technical Department, and FIFA instructors took part. The event will also feature a multidisciplinary team with psychologists, nutritionists, physiologists, and physiotherapists for practical activities.

From Tuesday (31) to Friday (3), there will be practical sessions, field training, improvement classes, video tests, psychological and decision-making work, as well as a ceremony on Friday morning to present the PRO Refereeing badges to the contracted referees. CBF holds first PRO Refereeing training camp Credits: Samara Moumei/CBF “It is a very important moment for refereeing as a whole, especially for this group of referees who are being professionalized under this financial arrangement by the CBF, where we are also including technical monitoring. It is important for the CBF to be increasingly closer to the referees, able to provide these conditions so that this directly impacts these professionals’ performance on the field,” said Netto Góes.