GUIDANCE ON THE USE OF THE REFEREES REPORT FORM C
The Report Form is designed to be used for those referees who do not need assessing. It has therefore a number
if purposes:
- To provide constructive feedback to referees about their performance
- To allow the Society to exercise its duty of care to watch every referee once a year to ensure they are
operating at the right level
- To encourage all members of the Society feel they are valued as part of this process
- To provide information to assist the process of raising or lowering a referee’s level / grade
Challenge of the Match - Guidelines
Similar to the Assessment Form, in this section a description of the challenges that the match gave to the
Referee is given. It can include some or all of the following to set the match in context.
- The Degree of Difficulty of the Match
- Individual Skill Levels
- Team Skill Levels
- Patterns and Styles of Play
- Players Attitude as the Match Progressed
- Crowd Attitude as the Match Progressed
- Scoring Pattern
- Other Relevant Information e.g. weather conditions
The Referee's Strengths
It is good practice to always find 3 strengths and, if possible, to state why the referee was particularly
effective. This can be valuable in reinforcing good practice.
Areas for Improvement
It is not necessary to always find 3 areas for improvement. Equally, if the referee has more than 3
development needs then the three most important should be focussed upon. It is good practice to always offer
solutions, without “telling”.
Potential
In the final section of the form a judgement is required by ticking the appropriate box as to whether the referee
is correctly graded for the level of game, whether he/she has the potential to referee at the next level, or
whether a lower level would be more suitable.
It is accepted that there will always be some “gut feel” when judging Potential. It is good practice for the
observer to identify what s/he saw that leads him/her to their conclusion regarding potential.
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