By Redaction Courier du Pays de Retz
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First a player at Bald then to theArch FC until 15 years old, Charlotte Forest climbed all the levels of the refereeing body in the Loire-Atlantique football district. Today, the 27-year-old from Pornic cherish the dream of becoming professional referee and why not direct the stars of the League 1 as Neymar or Killian Mbappé.
“From the start I understood that this was really what I wanted to do in this sport. “
Women’s D2 matches
She has been in the regional league for four seasons, “in the middle in R2 and on the sidelines in R1 and N3”. After successfully completing a new competition, she became a Federal Reserve Women’s Referee. “For three years, I have refereed women’s D2 matches. “
Supervisor at the Lycée du pays de Retz in Pornic and volunteer educator within the Côte de Jade club, it is not always easy to have free time for travel to Lille, Toulouse, Rodez, Bergerac, Albi, Arras … “I am fortunate to have super understanding superiors in terms of my arbitration ambitions. “
Go higher
Charlotte Forest dreams of going even further.
“Becoming a professional referee is a goal. I may miss some things in everyday life, at the level of my family, at the level of my friends, but what I am experiencing today is something exceptional because it will not happen twice in my life. “
The Frappart model
The model is Stéphanie Frappart who now officiates as a field referee in Ligue 1. “I think he’s the person to follow. She made a career in men’s football. She has a good track record ”.
A woman among men is still unusual.
“It’s up to the female referee to win in men’s football and it is with the men that I am most respected. Once they test me, the matches go very well. “
35 to 40 games per season
After eight years of refereeing, Charlotte Forest leads roughly 35 to 40 games per season in all competitions.
“I must be around 300 games in all. This season, despite the pandemic, I did three rounds of the Coupe de France in the center, a match in R2 and a match in D2 for women in Lille. “
“Disappointed” by the end of the championships
After the announcement by the Federation of the end of the National 2 men’s and D2 women’s championships, Charlotte Forest does not want to argue too much about this decision. “It’s for everyone’s health. I am a little disappointed, but I am complying with the decisions of the government. “
While waiting for the resumption of the championships, Charlotte and her companion can spend pleasant weekends together.
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