The president of the referees committee of the Football Association, the former international referee Ali Hamad, revealed that the committee gave the judges of the stadiums a break from the fitness training that they were conducting for them via video calling, for two days a week in the last period, until next June, due to the cessation of activity Until next August, confirming his support for the five replacements instead of three in the event that the Football Association and the Professional League decide to implement the recommendation of the International Federation to ease the clubs after the long pause period, indicating that the video referee technique (the mouse) will not be canceled, at a time when the committee will secure all procedures Necessary precaution for Its survival.
Ali Hamad told «Emirates Today», that the “Referees Committee had started to implement a home fitness training program for referees collectively, each in his home, through fitness trainers, and new technology programs, so that the ruling will be in his home, as is the case for For fitness coaches, but currently there is no sporting activity, so the referees ’committee decided to stop the refresher’s fitness training, to be resumed in mid-June, and we will then, if the health status permits, set up groupings in the regions to hold group exercises for referees in each area, and if Not allowed, the committee will continue to apply the system Individual remote doubt, and that in the case of the health status allowed the Referees Committee will hold a camp for internally rulers before the start of the league again, but in the case of health status were not allowed, the Commission will continue training for the referees remotely, according to initial plans in this regard ».
Ali Hamad added that the “Referees Committee is currently continuing in its other activities for referees related to lectures, match analysis and law tests.” He pointed out that «the committee has reduced the referees’ lectures to one time per week, through the e-learning portal, but at the same time we continue to Communication and follow-up of referees ».
And about the recent changes that the game is witnessing to coincide with the pandemic of "Corona", and the FIFA went to make five substitutions for the players in the match instead of three, Hamad said: "If we start the games in August, there will be pressure through overlapping The 2019-2020 season league with the 2020-2021 league in addition to the external participation of clubs and teams, and this is an exceptional situation, and there will therefore be a lot of pressure and pressure on the players, so it is better to implement these amendments that were adopted by (FIFA), because it has a kind of protection for the players ».
Ali Hamad explained, "We are in favor of applying the five substitutions in the event that the Football Association decides that, because there is a competition system in place, and if the Technical Committee of the Professional Association and the Competitions Committee in the Football Association deem to apply these new replacements, then we in the Referees Committee will implement that."
Ali Hamad stressed that «there is no reason to abolish the technique of video assistant judgment (the mouse), after we have come a long way in applying this technology, and that in case all safety elements are available, we will put all necessary health precautions in this regard, especially as the decision ( FIFA) with regard to the application of (the mouse) whether or not it is optional for the national federations, and it is not mandatory ».
Ali Hamad:
“Whether or not the mouse is implemented is not mandatory for unions.”
"Lecturing lectures once a week."
- If the health situation permits, the referees committee will establish an internal camp.