V-League referees 'practice combat' with VAR just like in real life

Over the past few days, 18 referees and assistant referees participating in the VAR training course have been practicing officiating "matches" with VAR, with short-term simulated situations to familiarize themselves with the regulations, protocols as well as using technological devices to analyze situations. The learning process takes place continuously from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. every day, to complete the required progress in each training step according to FIFA's requirements.

Hanoi U.19 team supports referees in practicing using VAR at Hang Day Stadium

Some referees who have completed enough exercises in training steps 3a and 3b with low and medium difficulty (5v5 matches of about 10 minutes and 11v11 matches of about 30 minutes) will enter stage 3c with the highest difficulty (90-minute matches). The first training session was held at Hang Day Stadium on the morning of June 14 with the support of the Hanoi U.19 team.

The training session was supervised by FIFA expert Bhaveshan Moorghen. The three referees assigned to practice in this first training session are main referee Mai Xuan Hung, VAR referee Duong Huu Phuc, and VAR assistant Le Vu Linh. In addition, three referees and assistant referees from the Hanoi Referee Board will participate in supporting the match.

Referee Mai Xuan Hung watches the VAR screen

According to the roadmap, the class members will continue to complete training steps 3a and 3b, and move on to training step 3c scheduled from June 16, ensuring that each referee must participate in training at an unofficial match. The entire practice process is recorded (both on the field and in the VAR car) and sent to FIFA every day. From there, FIFA experts will evaluate the overall practice process of each person. VAR will only be officially applied in Vietnam after passing FIFA's strict testing and evaluation steps.