The RFEF Technical Referees Committee, along with its 126 First and Second Division members, plus the 3 specific VAR referees, is holding the seminar prior to the return to competition. During the sessions, which last for three days, more than 100 video clips prepared by the Technical Commission of the Technical Referees Committee will be reviewed, which will review different facets of the refereeing, such as match management, area incidents, offside, hands, tactical fouls, VAR. The Seminar began with the initial discussion by Carlos Velasco Carballo, CTA President, who introduced Roberto Rosetti, President of the UEFA referees, at the start of the talk, to address the Spanish referees. "I want to send a big hug to everyone. I am happy to be with you. We have lived through terrible moments and now it is time to return, with strength, with confidence. I send you a big hug for you and your families”, he expressed with affection to the RFEF members. In addition, Roberto Rosetti has personified in the president of the CTA the recognition of Spanish refereeing during this period of confinement where official competitions have been paralyzed by the Covid-19 pandemic. "Thank you for the excellent work and for the availability", highlighting the coordination of the meetings that the highest officials of the English, Italian, German, Portuguese and Spanish refereeing have held weekly under the tutelage of UEFA itself. (
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The RFEF referees and assistant referees participating in professional soccer matches have undergone a complete and rigorous medical-sports examination to assess their condition before the restart of the competition in the First and Second Division. An evaluation that has also included serological tests and PCR in which a single positive case for Covid-19 has been detected. The person who tested positive immediately began quarantining at home to follow the protocol established by the health authorities. In the next few days, she will have new Covid-19 screening tests and she will not be able to join her refereeing activity until she has obtained two consecutive negative results. All the referees who are appointed to lead matches in the different stadiums of the First and Second Division will undergo a PCR test before starting their journey. For their part, the referees appointed to act as VAR/AVAR, in addition, will undergo rapid Covid-19 detection tests before entering the VOR. (
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Carlos Clos Gomez, Director of the VAR project, has shown how the facilities of the
VOR of the RFEF in the Soccer City of Las Rozas have been adapted, to provide maximum sanitary security to the referees and operators who go to work daily in this end of the season in both First and Second Division. "We have had to adapt the facilities to the recommendations of the health authorities. The partitions will ensure that there is no contact between VAR, AVAR and operators. Each of the rooms will be used for a single game and will be disinfected for the following day". In addition to adapting the VOR, the Referees Technical Committee has also had to work on the certification and connectivity of two new stadiums where Real Madrid and Levante will play their matches. "The regulations of the International Board demand us that we have to certify the two fields and we are going to arrive on time to be able to do it", says Clos Gomez. (
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