What Elite FIFA Officials Can Teach Grassroots Referees with Jan Aravirtra, Referee Academy

About this episode

The episode discusses insights from elite FIFA officials that can benefit grassroots referees, featuring Jan Aravitra's experiences.

Send us Fan Mail The fastest way to level up as a soccer referee is not learning one more obscure law, it is learning how to handle people when the match te. I’m joined by Jan Aravitra, a former FIFA international referee from Finland with nearly two decades at the top level, including UEFA competitions and World Cup qualifiers. We get into the behind-the-scenes reality of working with different crews, different cultures, and different communication styles, especially from the perspective of ...

People in this episode

Host: David Gerson

Guest: Jan Aravitra

Topics covered

• soccer refereeing
• FIFA officials
• grassroots referees
• communication styles
• match management

Keywords

• soccer
• referee
• FIFA
• communication
• match management
• grassroots
• UEFA
• international referee

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Referee Academy, FIFA, UEFA

Places: Finland

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