U11 to U16 Referees

Managers and Coaches

Make sure you greet the referee when they arrive.

Make sure you pay the referee before the game starts.

Make sure you identify a linesman before the game starts and introduce the linesman to the referee.

Introduce the linesman to the match day monitors (if you have any at the game

How to Mark the Referee – U11 to U16 Games

After a game, each club is required to mark the referee 1 to100. Please see this guide on how to mark referees.

Please follow the official FA guidelines when marking referees, which can be found below. I also ask that you be subjective in marking referees and base it on the whole game and not just one decision. Far too many clubs mark a referee who has had a great game 10/100 just because the referee gave, or didn’t give, a penalty in the last minute, and this just isn’t fair. If you mark a match referee 61 or below, a written report explaining this mark will be required.

Mark Range

91-100
The referee was extremely accurate in decision making and very successfully controlled the game using management and communication skills to create an environment of fair play, adding real value to the game.

81-90
The referee was very accurate in decision making and successfully controlled the game using management and communication skills to create an environment of fair play.

71-80
The referee was accurate in decision making and controlled the game well, communicating with the players, making a positive contribution towards fair play.

62-70
The referee was reasonably accurate in decision making, controlled the game quite well and communicated with players, establishing a reasonable degree of fair play.

51-61
The referee had some shortcomings in the level of accuracy of decision making and control, with only limited success in communicating with the players resulting in variable fair play.

50 and below
The referee had significant shortcomings in the level of accuracy of decision making and control with poor communication with the players which resulted in low levels of fair play