Young referees rewarded

As a result of their outstanding performance as match officials at the 2008 National Youth Championships for Boys, Zurich is pleased to award Greg Gontscharow from Victoria and Nathan Haydon from Queensland, the inaugural ‘Zurich Referee Education Experience.’

As a result of their outstanding performance as match officials at the 2008 National Youth Championships for Boys, Zurich is pleased to award Greg Gontscharow from Victoria and Nathan Haydon from Queensland, the inaugural ‘Zurich Referee Education Experience.-

This initiative from Football Federation Australia, and proudly supported by Zurich Financial Services, is designed to ensure the continued development of Australian match officials at all levels of the game.

This Experience will see both up and coming referee-s shadowing the Hyundai A-League Match Officials on the day of each of the major semi-finals during the Hyundai A-League 2009 Finals Series.

Greg and Nathan will travel to the city of their respective match, with thanks to Zurich. They will be involved in the preparation, management and reporting on a full professional match day, providing them with the opportunity to observe first-hand, the highlights and challenges of being a Hyundai A-League Match Official.

Zurich Financial Services Australia are proud to be the official partner of the FFA Referees Education Program and official partner of the Hyundai A-League Match Officials.

FFA: Congratulations to both Greg and Nathan from Football Federation Australia and Zurich Financial Services Australia.