Grenada Chosen For CONCACAF Programme For Referee Excellence

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Grenada Chosen for the CONCACAF Programme of Referee Excellence
Thursday 5th
January, 2017-St. George’s-
Grenada Football Association Referee Reon Radix is one of 14 referees in the
CONCACAF region to be chosen to participate in the CONCACAF programme for
Referee Excellence. The programme will be held in Toluca Mexico hosted by the
Federacion Mexicana de Futbol Asociation.
The initiative provides a unique opportunity to train and develop top national- level
referees from CONCACAF Member Associations in a professional environment.
On the larger scale, this will raise the level of refereeing within the region.
The programme will run in two phases. The first is an introductory course from
30th January to 27th February. The second is a certification course to take place
between September 4th to October 2nd 2017. In what CONCACAF described as an
unprecedented response, 34 applications were received for 14 spots.
26 year old Reon Radix, a teacher at the St. David’s Catholic Secondary School
and National Long Distance Athlete is delighted to have been chosen for the
opportunity. The youngster who has been refereeing for the past seven (7) years
within the GFA says, “Being selected for the course is a great honour and I am
extremely jubilant. I await the course with much anticipation because it is expected
to develop my officiating abilities holistically while improving me as an
individual.”
GFA Referees Officer Valman Bedeau is confident that Reon will represent his
country well. He says, “Reon Radix is one of our promising young referees who
has demonstrated a high level of discipline and intelligence in the field of
officiating. He is the only participant from the OECS to be selected for the
programme and I am extremely happy with this accomplishment. I have no doubt
he will make himself and Grenada proud.”
Reon Radix (middle) receives certificate at GFA/FIFA Referees Course 2016