Instructional Referee Applications now Open!

Welcome to the 2026 season!

Baulkham Hills Football Club (BHFC) has a proud history of preparing strong, confident, skilled Instructional Referees (IR’s) who continue through to referee with the Hills Football Association. IR’s referee small-sided youth games (U8 through to U11) under supervision of experienced referees.

2026 Applications

BHFC executive are inviting registered players to show an expression of interest to participate in the 2026 IR program. BHFC encourages both boys and girls to consider and apply for the IR program. Those wishing to participate must:

·       Be registered players with BHFC, and

·       Be 11 years of age on before 1 April 2026.

Instructional referees who participated in the 2025 season must still apply. Applications close Friday the 10th of February 2026. Participation in the IR program is contingent on successful completion of mandated training sessions. Please note that due to restrictions in the number of IR’s required each season, not all applicants can be accepted into the program.

Next Steps

Please fill out the application form located here (https://forms.office.com/r/KszGHUWkXV) and wait for Jason or Jim to confirm the acceptance of the application. Once accepted, you will need to register with Hills Football via JotForm (https://form.jotform.com/240277028550857).

As part of the program, you’ll need to attend 1x theory course and 1x practical course ran by Hills Football. All course information can be found here (https://hillsfootball.com.au/referee-courses/) under the heading Instructing Referee Courses (11+). The dates for the practical will be available once the theory courses are completed.

A further information night will take place at our club after the theory and practical courses are completed. This meeting will be for both IRs and their parents as we will go through pay procedures, game day appointments, what we ask of the parents etc..

For the 2026 season, I will be helping Jim with the Instructional Referee program alongside Peter McLoughlin and Terry Minton. We are looking forward to the 2026 season and looking forward to working with you all.

Kind Regards,

Jim Moreland – Referee Coordinator – jmoreland@bigpond.com 0417 465 814

Jason King – BHFC MiniRoo Referees – bhfc_miniroo_referees@outlook.com 0413 023 637