Steve Perceval holds amazing 3 hour workshop

On Saturday 25th August 2008, Steve Perceval held a 3 hour workshop for MMA Referee’s and Judges, the objective was to cover the general rules used in MMA events, to go over some of the more common rules that fighters break while in the cage/ring and to go through the scoring process used for judging MMA bouts.

The workshop had practical demonstrations covering cage positioning and movement of the referee during the fight and how a referee should determine when the fight has stalled and the fighters need to be stood or broken up. Video footage was also used to score a fight and to demonstrate how the referee’s actions in a positive or negative way impact on the fighters and possibly the outcome of the fight.

All the participants said that they found the workshop very beneficial and informative and they felt their knowledge in both the rules and scoring had greatly improved by the end of the workshop. The participants are all eager to complete the MMAOA referees and judges accreditation course.

In 2009, Steve Perceval and Kon Pappy will be holding MMAOA, referees and judges accreditation course. The officials course will be a 2 day course where anyone wishing to become an accredited MMA official will gain an in depth knowledge of the rules and regulations relating to MMA, this accreditation will be essential for anyone wishing to referee or judge an MMA event in Australia.

There will also be separate accreditation courses and register for the fighters and their coaches/corner men, this will be a one day course which will cover the general rules and regulations for the cage/ring, and to ensure that the coaches/corner men meet the MMAOA requirements to be a registered corner man. This will be an annual course to keep the fighters and their coaches/corner men up to date with the requirements of the MMAOA.

The MMAOA are committed to producing professionally qualified officials so promoters can be confident that their MMA event will run smoothly when using MMAOA accredited officials.

Shown below are just some of the attendees at the workshop. Click on any thumbnail to see a larger view.