Our reviews are divided into several fields, these are:
- Foul Detection - How accurate and consistent the officials were in identifying foul challenges.
- Positioning - How good the positioning of the referee was on the field of play. Including whether the referee was too far away or too close to play, and whether the referee obstructed the players or ball during the course of the match.
- Man Management - How effective the officials were in managing players during the match, including how often the referee spoke to players to explain decisions or warn players.
- Card Issuing - How accurate and consistent the referee was when issuing cautions and dismissals, including whether the cards were justified or not and whether players were fortunate to escape a caution or dismissal in accordance with the laws.
- Fitness - How well the referee managed to keep up with play.
For each of these fields, assessors can award the following. Please note: the bullet points are guidelines and not all of the points have to be achieved in order for the referee to be awarded that grade.
Foul Detection
Excellent
- Virtually all fouls were correctly identified.
- The majority of fouls were correctly identified.
- Few foul awards were unjustified.
- Several foul awards were unjustified.
- Several fouls were not identified.
- Identification of fouls was inconsistent.
- Most fouls awarded were not justified.
- Several fouls were not identified.
- Identification of fouls was very inconsistent.
- The vast majority of fouls were not identified.
- Most fouls awarded were unjustified.
- Identification of fouls was very inconsistent.
Excellent
- The referee put himself in excellent positions throughout, resulting in him having an excellent view of play.
- The referee did not obstruct the players during the course of the match.
- The ball did not hit the referee during the match.
- The referee's positioning was good in most parts of the game, resulting in him having a good view of play.
- There were one or two occasions where the referee could have been better positioned, either in fluid play or from set pieces.
- The referee did not obstruct the players during the course of the match.
- The ball did not hit the referee during the match.
- The referee's positioning was generally okay, but could have been considerably better.
- The referee was too close to play on more than one occasion.
- The referee may have obstructed players on one occasion.
- The ball may have hit the referee on one occasion.
- The referee's positioning was generally poor.
- The referee was either too close or too far away from play on several occasions.
- The referee obstructed players on at least one occasion.
- The ball hit the referee on at least one occasion.
- The referee's positioning was erratic throughout.
- The referee obstruted players on more than 3 occasions.
- The ball hit the referee on more than 3 occasions.
- The referee's positioning at set pieces was woeful.
Man Management
Excellent
- The referee regularly spoke to players when appropriate to warn them after committing a foul.
- The referee explained several decisions to players throughout the match.
- The referee used gestures to ensure the players understood his point.
- If appropriate, the referee tried to calm irate players down by speaking to them.
- The referee spoke to players when required, particularly after they had committed an offense.
- The referee was seen to be talking to players regularly during the course of the match.
- If appropriate, the referee tried to calm irate players down by speaking to them.
- On a few occasions, the referee failed to warn players after they had committed an offense.
- The referee brandished a caution when a verbal warning would have been adequate.
- The referee rarely explained decisions to players.
- The referee struggled to calm down irate players, mainly due to not speaking to them.
- On several occasions, the referee missed opportunities to warn players.
- Very few decisions were explained to players.
- The referee cautioned players on more than one occasion when a verbal warning would have been adequate.
- The referee failed to manage the players appropriately throughout the course of the match. The referee failed to warn players where appropriate, leading to poor match control.
Card Issuing
Excellent
- All cautions and dismissals were justified.
- The referee was consistent with his use of cards.
- The referee didn't miss any clear yellow or red cards.
- The referee was accurate in law with his use of cards.
- Most or all cautions were justified.
- All dismissals were justified.
- The referee was accurate in law with his use of cards.
- At least one caution was unjustified.
- All dismissals were justified.
- The referee missed at least one cautionable offense.
- The referee may have been inconsistent with cautions and dismissals.
- Several cautions were unjustified.
- Several cautionable offenses were missed.
- The referee failed to dismiss a player in accordance with the LOTG.
- The referee incorrectly dismissed a player in accordance with the LOTG.
- The referee was inconsistent with his use of cards.
- All cautions were unjustified.
- Several cautionable offenses were missed.
- The referee failed to dismiss a player in accordance with the LOTG.
- The referee incorrectly dismissed a player in accordance with the LOTG.
- The referee was very inconsistent with his use of cards.
