The referees and assistant referees of the PFL matches have passed the FIFA physical preparation tests

On Thursday, August 18, at the NTK named after V. Bannikov football fields, a fitness test for the official players of the PFL tournament took place.

The referees and assistant referees of the PFL matches have passed the FIFA physical preparation tests

Photo by Pavel Kubanov

Last week, referees and assistant referees from the first and second leagues joined a conference on match safety issues related to preparing for the start of the 2022/2023 Ukrainian championship. Referees also took theoretical tests to demonstrate their knowledge of the Laws of the Game in football.

Photo by Pavel Kubanov

The program for preparing referees for the new season in Ukrainian football concluded with a check of their physical fitness. 120 referees and assistant referees from the PFL successfully passed the Yo-Yo and Ariet tests.

Photo by Pavel Kubanov

“What the PFL referees showed today on the tests exceeded my expectations. This means that they consciously and systematically prepared for the certification process and are approaching the start of the season in excellent shape.”— Head of the Referees Committee of the UAF Luciano Luca.