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EBFA -
YesRef Pilot Scheme For Remainder of 2021/22 season.
Berks and Bucks County FA (BBFA), YesRef and EBFA recently have had
discussion on a pilot alongside YesRef and helping to increase the
number of qualified referees officiating matches within the EBFA league.
The
YesRef pilot will run until the end of the season and an article on this
piolet is available here
https://www.berks-bucksfa.com/news/2022/feb/16/yesref-the-easy-way-to-find-and-pay-referees
Flyer
Link For Clubs and Teams -
PDF
Flyer
Link For Referees -
PDF
The
above flyers demonstrate the benefits of using the app to Clubs/Teams
and Referees.
YesRef is happy to run a couple of short online sessions for clubs &
referees around how to use the app and its functionality, details below.
BBFA have agreed to support the initiative with £1.5K to cover
appointments fees during the pilot.
Hopefully, our clubs will appreciate this monetary gesture and be
prepared to fully get behind the support of the app. Clubs will still
need to be responsible for paying referees via the app, BBFA are just
prepared to cover the finders/admin fee involved initially in the pilot.
BBFA are asking as many BBFA Referee to sign up to the platform as
possible and become verified with the app. To do this, Referees will be
asked to provide evidence of their registration along with in-date
Safeguarding and DBS Checks (for Youth Football) before searching for
available matches. All of which can be provided via the Whole Game
System.
Clubs can add details of their upcoming fixtures and allow referees to
notify them when they are available. The process can be confirmed with
just a few clicks. Referees are then paid via the app with funds hitting
their accounts minutes after the final whistle.
Referees will not be contacted or notified directly, avoiding the
potential of multiple emails every week, but instead have the ability to
view which matches require an official, and select the match(es) which
are most suitable for them to officiate.
Referees under the age of 16 will need to provide parent/carer
information before their account can be verified. This will allow
parents/carers to ensure they also receive any communication and
notifications.
Berks & Bucks FA believe there are several great benefits for all
involved:
• A single platform for referees to find games across the county
relevant to their level
• A tool for referees to be paid digitally without sharing personal data
with clubs
• An easy way for clubs to request referees using technology
• Ensuring clubs are only using affiliated & DBS checked referees.
The County FA and EBFA recognise the hard work of Club Referee
appointment officers across the county and we see YesRef as a product
that can support the traditional methods of sourcing referees which
saves time and reduces the burden of finding officials.
Referee Development Officer, Sam Myatt, is very supportive of the new
initiative: "This is a really exciting development to work with YesRef.
Having met with Ben on numerous occasions, his passion to help
Grassroots Football was clear and having seen the system in operation,
it is clear there are benefits to Referees and Clubs, especially around
the time saving of searching for a referee. Hopefully, the more referees
who buy into this and download the app, will help us get a good idea of
how useful the app could be utilised."
Referees can download the app from the App
Store or Google
Play. Alternatively, referees
can sign up via the website.
Online Demos For Clubs/Teams and Referees
The
app has been designed to be very simple and straight forward and we have
a knowledge base, that users can refer to if required. However, to
support onboardinganswer any questions, YesRef have set up a series of
Teams calls for referees and clubs in the coming week - to join the
meeting simply click the relevant link below at the advertised time.
Monday 21st February for Referees
18:30 – 19.15
Click here to join the meeting
Monday 21st February for Clubs -
19:30 – 20:15 -
Click here to join the meeting
Thursday 24th February for Referees
- 18:30 – 19:15 -
Click here to join the meeting
Thursday 24th February for Clubs -
19:30 – 20:15 -
Click here to join the meeting
For more information about the YesRef pilot, please contact Berks &
Berks FA Referee Development Officer, Sam Myatt, via Referees@Berks-BucksFA.com.
This pilot is designed to help increase the chances of finding a Referee
for East Berks football Alliance fixtures, not to poach referees that
Clubs currently use for EBFA fixture.
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