Reporting
NorCal Premier is asking all referees to fill out a Referee Match Form following each NorCal Premier match. While the form will be required for any match where an incident such as a send-off or match abandonment occurs, we hope that referees are able to submit a form for matches where there is not a major incident so that we can collect important data on teams and clubs to assist in improving our soccer environment. All NorCal discipline is now run through a single form for referees within GotSport, and all referees will need a GotSport account to submit reports. If you do not have a GotSport account you will be prompted to create one when you click on the links below.
Referee Match Report
A MatchReport must be filed within 48 hours of a match in which an incident that needs to be reporting to NorCal has occurred. This includes send-offs, match abandonment or any other issue you feel NorCal needs to be aware of. Failure to submit a Referee Match Report will result in a fine for the hosting club. Repeated failure to submit send-off reports may result in further club sanctions from NorCal Premier.
For Send-Offs:
- Please complete the form for any player or coach that you sent off in your match.
- Submit one form per individual that is sent off.
In addition to send-offs, use the Referee Match Report to report any one of the following issues that happen during a NorCal match.
- Abandoned/ Terminated Match
- Match unable to start/ match wasn’t started on time/ halves shortened
- Injury (Head injury, EMS Called, other major injury)
- Poor/ Unsafe Field Conditions
- Coach/ Player Pass Issues
- Game card/roster issues
- Sideline/ Spector Behavior Issues
- Coach/ Technical Area Behavior
- Mass Confrontation/ Fight
- Other (anything else that isn’t usual or wanted in a soccer match)
To submit a Referee Match Report you must have a GotSport account. If you do not have a GotSport account you will be prompted to create one when you click the link (screenshot below). If you already have a GotSport account as a referee, make sure you use the email associated with your referee log-in.
Once you have logged in you will be prompted to select the event and match number that this report is tied to. Make sure you select the correct event name (located on the match card), and the correct game number (also located on the match card).
After you enter the match # and hit continue, the form will automatically pull in the team information from the match. You will then have to select your team. Please select the HOME TEAM on this page.
Once you have selected the home team, please fill out all information on the final page related to the send off.
Once you have completed the form DO NOT ADD COMMENTS IN THE CHAT BOX. This area is for NorCal to communicate with the teams involved in the match, and we do not want team officials speaking to referees through this area.
