YouRef

This is a cooperation partnership project aimed at empowering young sports officials through comprehensive training programmes, mentorship opportunities, and skill development initiatives.

Project Number: 101185382

Status

Completed

Programme

Erasmus+

Date

Start date 01-01-2022
End date 31-12-2024

Key Action

Partnerships for cooperation and exchanges of practices

Countries covered

EU Grant

382.981,20 €

Status

Ongoing

Programme

Erasmus+

Date

Start date 01-10-2024
End date 30-09-2026

Key Action

Cooperation Partnerships in Sport

Countries covered

EU Grant

400.000,00 €

Summary

The “YouRef” Erasmus+ Sport project aims to connect secondary schools, universities, and local sports clubs by training young individuals in sports officiating to ensure the longevity of sports officiating across Europe and worldwide. It focuses on developing both technical and essential soft skills to prepare students for officiating by enhancing the development of life skills, capacity building, and employability. Over 24 months, the project consortium will assess student involvement in officiating, create a framework for collaboration between schools and sports organisations, and launch a pilot programme to test the framework locally.

Objectives

Objective 1

Design and implement a robust desk research phase, including a survey, to evaluate the current involvement and motivation of students in sports officiating roles, particularly as referees within secondary schools and universities.

Objective 2

To design and implement a dedicated framework and training programme for university sports departments to work directly with national and local sports organisations for recruitment, training and retention young sports officials.

Objective 3

Pilot the YouRef training programme with groups of students within the secondary school and university level using this framework and training programme, in partnership with national and regional level sports organisations.