The second wave of training of VAR referees: training in match mode and certification of Ukrainian instructors

The Ukrainian Football Association is launching the second wave of referee training VAR. In the first days of autumn, the officials of the match will consolidate the acquired knowledge in the mode of training matches, and the UAF Referees Committee will soon be replenished among certified instructors. VAR.

UAF launched this process in July and during this time conducted it in several stages (review, viewing videos and analysis of complex game situations).

The new wave covers 14 people who will be qualified to work with VAR. These are four purely field arbitrators (such as Kateryna Monzul now), four arbitrators with two functions (VAR / field) and six VAR assistants / assistants. It is planned that the graduates of the second wave of training will be able to be fully involved in the matches of Ukrainian competitions from November this year.

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On September 1, the UAF Arbitration Committee launched the next stage of the VAR implementation protocol. These are short simulated situations, and in the coming days the officials will work out short staging matches.

Also, as part of the training, the referees trained in the use of the VAR system will work on two friendly matches, which will be held on the 4th (youth teams of Kovaliv's Kolos) and on September 5 (Shakhtar - Olympic). In these sparring matches, the VAR system will operate offline.

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The new stage of VAR implementation in Ukrainian football also aims at certification of domestic instructors who will be able to conduct similar training on their own in the future. Currently, there is only one VAR certified instructor in Ukraine, namely the chairman of the UAF Arbitration Committee Luciano Luci.

“We have invited a FIFA specialist to train our referees, as well as to certify VAR instructors. According to the results of the training, their knowledge and skills will be assessed, and they will receive certificates, which will allow UAF to fully engage in the process of training officials to work with the video assistant system, without involving foreign experts, "Luciano Luci explained.

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The head of the arbitration system in Ukrainian football also stressed that the UAF soon plans to purchase equipment and a second van, the so-called VAR-2, to service the referee's video assistant system.

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