With refereeing under fire, CBF announces training at Granja Comary | OneFootball

After a weekend marked by controversies in the Brasileirão - especially in the duels between São Paulo x Palmeiras and Red Bull Bragantino x Grêmio -, the refereeing came under scrutiny again. Amid the criticisms, the CBF announced the start of the 5th Concentration of Referees of the National Squad, a continuing education program of the entity, which will be held from this Sunday, at Granja Comary.

The mentioned matches generated a great repercussion due to contested decisions and resulted in the removal of the referees and VAR members involved, who will undergo a new improvement process.

The initiative will gather 62 referees, assistants, and video referees for a week of theoretical, practical, and psychological training, aiming to raise the technical and physical level of the professionals in the decisive stages of the Brazilian Championship and the Brazil Cup.

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For the first time in the season, the concentration will take place at the Brazilian Team's training center. The participants will arrive in a staggered manner, according to their assignments in Series A, B, and C, so that the competitions continue normally. Among the highlights of this edition is the participation of João Ricardo Cozac, post-doctorate in Sports Psychology, with experience in modalities such as motor racing, volleyball, and football.

In the technical, physical, and physiological training, the referees will have the guidance of a team of specialists from the CBF's Refereeing Commission, composed of president Rodrigo Cintra, vice Marcelo Van Gasse, and professionals like Luís Flávio de Oliveira, Regildênia Moura, Alício Pena Júnior, Fabrício Vilarinho, Cláudio José Soares, Luís Cláudio Câmara, Péricles Bassols, Eveliny Almeida, Emerson Filipino, and Francisco Zaccaron, ensuring complete support in all areas of preparation.

According to Samir Xaud, president of the CBF, the project seeks to consolidate a process of continuous qualification: “Since the beginning of our administration, refereeing is treated as a priority. This Concentration at Granja Comary is another step within our structured project of continuing education for the category. Qualification is the result of time, method, and investment. We are offering the best possible environment and structure for professionals who are part of the CBF”, he declared.

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