Managing your refereeing duties

Are you a referee at your club? The menu item Referee is where you manage all your refereeing duties, your availability and your preferences. If your club renamed the menu item, it may be called something else for you.

Don't see any content here, just the message "You're not a referee (yet)"? Let your club know you'd like to referee — an administrator assigns you the role.

My matches

Your upcoming refereeing assignments are listed with a label:

• Assigned — you're personally assigned.
• Claimable — assigned to a group you belong to; whoever claims it first referees the match.
• Substitute needed — a substitute request is in progress.

Claiming a match

Is a match "Claimable"? Open the match and click "I'll referee this match". If someone beats you to it, you'll get a friendly notice — first click wins.

Confirming attendance

Are you assigned to a match? Click "Confirm you'll be there" beforehand, so the club knows you'll show up.

Requesting a substitute

Can't make it after all? Click "I can't make it — request a substitute":

1. Optionally choose a specific fellow referee, or leave it blank so the planner arranges it.
2. Give a short reason.
3. Confirm.

You stay assigned until the substitute is arranged. If you asked a specific colleague, only they get a request with "Yes, I'll take it" / "No". If you left it open, all administrators see the request. Only one substitute request can be open per match at a time.

Sharing your availability

The Availability tab has two blocks.

When can you usually referee? A grid of the seven days, each split into morning, afternoon and evening. Click the slots when you can referee. Below the grid a single sentence sums up your choice. If you don't touch anything, the planner assumes you're always available. Don't forget to click Save.

Exceptions. Does a single day differ from your grid? Add it here:

• Pick the date (or a period, for example a holiday).
• Pick the part of the day.
• Choose whether you can't that day, or can after all — that last one is for a day your grid rules out but that happens to work this time. An exception always overrides your weekly grid.
• Add a short reason if you like. The planner sees it and won't have to call you.

Can the match planner fill this in for you? Yes. If you pass it on by message, they can record it; such an entry is labelled added by the planner, so you can see it wasn't your own input.

Note: sharing your availability doesn't mean you've been assigned. The planner (or the automatic assignment) decides who actually referees.

Team preferences

Indicate per team whether you'd prefer, are neutral, or would rather not referee that team. These preferences are only visible to the match planner, not to other referees.

Setting notifications

Those are not on this page but in your account: My account → Notifications. At the bottom of the Team preferences tab there is a Go to My account link that takes you straight there. That's where you turn push and email on or off per notification type: a new assignment, a change, the reminder beforehand (with the number of days in advance), and substitute requests.

Frequently asked questions

• I can see the page, but nothing shows up. Ask your club to give you the referee role.
• I usually can't on Sundays, but this one Sunday I can. Keep your weekly grid as it normally is and add an exception for that day with can after all. You don't have to change your fixed grid.
• Can I indicate I never want to referee a certain team? You can't currently set this yourself via "Rather not" alone — contact your match planner for this.
• I requested a substitute but can't request a second one. Only one open substitute request per match is allowed at a time.
• Why am I not getting notified of a new assignment anymore? Look under My account → Notifications — push or email might be off for that type. Note that this setting really counts: switch it off and the app also leaves your name out of the recipient list the planner sees before sending.