Refereeing

The EPSB operates a leading qualification programme for aspiring snooker referees in England which has been developed in collaboration with snooker’s world governing body the WPBSA and our sport’s leading officials.

The programme is administered by the WPBSA (as adopted by the EPSB as it’s recognised training scheme) and has received endorsement from leading awarding body 1st4sport Qualifications.

Courses are delivered by an expert team which includes WPBSA Referee Course Coordinator Glen Sullivan-Bissett, alongside WPBSA Head of Coaching and Training Development Chris Lovell. Leading referee Jan Verhaas is a special advisor to the programme, with Ben Williams also a main course tutor.

WPBSA Class 3 Course

The WPBSA Class 3 Referee course is aimed at prospective new referees who wish to gain their first formal qualification in our sport. This will be piloted for referees in England initially with a view to expand in the future.

Delegates will be required to meet set pre-course eligibility criteria prior to being allowed on the course, including providing a basic disclosure criminal record check (£21.50).

The course includes:

• Referee training including rules training, technical and practical skills
• Online safeguarding and child protection training
• Post training refereeing – gaining and documenting first-hand experience
• Performance review and support by a designated mentor (for fixed number of sessions/time)

Training is delivered through a combination of online and face to face delivery. Delegates will gain match experience supported by mentoring from qualified referees. Part of the final assessment will be a match at a WPBSA recognised event.

The cost of the course is £199 inc VAT.

Express Your Interest

Due to very high demand, we have currently closed our expression of interest for the WPBSA Class 3 Referee course.

Once this has re-opened we will update this page for you to register your interest.

Become an EPSB Tournament Director

In 2023 the EPSB launched a new course to become a tournament director, open to all referees qualified under the current training scheme. For more information, please contact us.