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Background to the PGMOL

Background to PGMOL

Professional Game Match Officials Ltd

With the advent of professional referees in 2001, the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) was formed to provide match officials for all professional football matches played in England.

 

The Board is made up of the chief executives of the Football Association, the Premier League and the Football League with a Non Executive Chairman.

  • The General Manager (Keith Hackett), 
  • National Group Manager ( David Allison) and 
  • FA Head of Senior Referees ( Neale Barry)

are tasked with the responsibility of developing excellence in officiating in the English game at the Professional Level

 

The General Manager and his team of Managers and Coaches is responsible for the training, development and monitoring of 

  • 78 Referees ( 19 Professional) 
  • 225 Assistant Referees

Keith Hackett also decides which referees will officiate at Barclays Premiership matches,

 

David Allison decides Football League matches and consults with the Football Association over FA Cup.

 

The top-flight referees are continually monitored at games and attend fortnightly meetings in which, amongst other matters, their performances, via the use of ProZone, are evaluated.

 

 

 

The PGMOL has employed Matt Weston, Head of Sports Science  and he is supported by Simon Brevik both of who are qualified Sports Scientist to work with the match officials in designing and monitoring the fitness of match officials.

 

 

 

They provide a varied set of training sessions at variable intensities ensuring that match officials are at peak fitness to officiate at the top level of the game

 

 

 
 
 
All training sessions and games are carefully scrutinised thanks to the aid of Polar Heart Monitors

 

Sponsor Air Asia

Sponsor Air Asia

 

The PGMOL is sponsored by Air Asia whose investment will result in significant investment in the training and development of officials at all levels of the game.

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