{"id":3766,"date":"2021-10-22T12:22:28","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T12:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.urbanly.in\/pune\/?p=3766"},"modified":"2021-10-22T12:22:28","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T12:22:28","slug":"know-more-about-punes-only-category-2-football-referee-and-how-to-become-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urbanly.in\/pune\/sports\/know-more-about-punes-only-category-2-football-referee-and-how-to-become-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Know more about Pune\u2019s only Category-2 football referee and how to become one:"},"content":{"rendered":"

Football is a rapidly growing sport in India. While many in their young age aspire to be a football player, here is a man who aspires to be a CAT-1 referee. Pune-based Kishor Chaudhari chose to walk in his father\u2019s footsteps and is today a certified category 2 referee, just one step short of CAT-1, the – the highest order of the National Referee Hierarchy.<\/p>\n

It was back in 2019 when Kishor cleared the Cat-2 exam. However, exam apart, maintaining one’s status via strict fitness norms set by the National body, All India Football Federation (AIFF), is a crucial factor for any referee. He will need to mandatorily prove his fitness level every year.<\/p>\n

\u201cFitness is the key and there\u2019s no compromising on that aspect,\u201d Kishor adds, after having recently cleared the same.<\/p>\n

Kishor\u2019s father Gangaram Chaudhari, stepped in the profession in 1983 and has officiated in several erstwhile All-India tournaments held in Maharashtra. It is his dream to see his son become a Cat-1 referee.<\/p>\n

The mindset about taking up refereeing at a later stage in life is generally prevalent. Kishor however believes that it is a serious profession and needs to be taken up professionally from a young age. He advises youngsters to take up refereeing in the same manner as one aspires to become a professional player.<\/p>\n

How to become a referee:<\/p>\n