The Swindon and District football league offer the following advice for clubs when awarding marks for a Referee’s overall performance. It is most important that the mark is awarded fairly and not based on isolated incidents or previous games.

The Referee’s performance should be determined by the table below which should act as a guide for the overall mark which should fall within the mark range for each standard of performance.

 

Mark Range Comment

100-86

The Referee demonstrated very accurate decision-making and controlled the game very well using management and communication skills effectively to add value to the game.

85-76

The Referee demonstrated accurate decision-making and controlled the game well using management and communication skills to contribute positively to the game.

75-61

The Referee demonstrated reasonably accurate decision-making and despite some shortcomings generally controlled the game well.

60 and below

The Referee demonstrated shortcomings in the accuracy of decision-making and control which affected the game.

Notes

• Club officials should use the full range of marks within each category to help distinguish between different performance levels, for example, within the 85-76 category a mark of 84 indicates a better performance than a mark of 77.
• While some Referees may have below average performances, there will usually have been some positive aspects of their performance, so extremely low marks should be very rare.
• When club officials are marking a Referee, they should always look at the game as a whole and not isolated decisions. The result of the match should not influence the mark and disciplinary action should be judged objectively.
• When a mark of 60 or lower is awarded, an explanation must be provided to the Competition. The purpose of this is to assist Referees to improve their performance levels, so the comments should be as helpful as possible.

 

10-July-2021: As supplied to the league by the FA