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ETA Annual Report
European Championships 2014 – England went BLACK!

The requirement to send referees changed for 2014 and was 1 full time referee per team entered. England
entering every division still left the referees over-subscribed. There was a new selection policy implemented for
referees within England and within Europe a minimum fitness requirement was also implemented.
2014 saw the first Junior Euro’s take place and as
successful as it was, there are many learning experiences
that have come from this that will hopefully only make
the whole event, bigger, better and more successful next
time it is hosted in 2016, which will see the junior event
fully integrated into the main championships.

The Euro's were without a doubt a successful campaign for the England referees, we had:
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Referee badge upgrades
Award for the most improved referee
The top ranking Level 2 referee

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A nomination for the Lucas Von Hoff Award
The leading female referee
6 referees receiving finals appointments

That is a huge sign of the hard work and dedication each referee who attended put into the season!
Within England’s badge upgrades, we saw upgrades occur to Level 2 all the way through to Level 5! England
proudly now has three black badge referees and many Level 4 referees pushing their way to also attain their
black badge!
More importantly, every single referee gained experience and exposure, received coaching and feedback and
each was introduced to a wider network of referees within Europe and made friends for life.

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