Referee in the upswing: Pinkafeld relies on young people in football!

Referee in the upswing: Pinkafeld relies on young people in football!

Pinkafeld, Österreich - in Pinkafeld, Burgenland, today around 160 referees met to prepare for the upcoming football round. In recent years, the number of referees has dropped drastically, which led to great personnel needs. Thanks to intensive training measures, however, the situation has improved. The association has trained around half of the referees in the past three years, which led to a remarkable recovery of the referee community, as orf.at . At the event, video analyzes, courses with ÖFB control instructor Gerhard Gerstenmayer and a mandatory regulator test were on the program.

commitment to women's football

At the same time, the DFB pursues an ambitious strategy to strengthen the role of women in football. According to dfb.de , a measure plan was adopted in December 2021 under the motto "Strategy women in football FF27". The aim of this initiative is to increase the number of active players, trainers and referees by 25 percent and to double the media reach of women's football. In addition, the proportion of women in important bodies of the DFB should be at least 30 percent. This strategy should form a solid basis for the development of women's football at all levels.

Both movements, the return to a stable referee base in Burgenland and the commitment to promote women's football, show the growing interest and the need to improve the structures in football for all genders. The positive developments in the referees and the strategic goals of the DFB testify to a dynamic change in the football landscape that affects both men and women alike