Yampy
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Interesting way of doing things which, I think has some merit but I don't see why a technophobe should be disadvantaged. Don't get me wrong, I'm an advocate of technology (that's my line of work) but why should a referee who is adverse to all things t'internet be penalised if his paperwork is faultless and he answers his phone?Yes, getting back to the OP who mentioned Essex FA in his question - this is only the way Essex do it (using an online Google Form), and no updated form = no assessment = no promotion. The guidance is also that any referee who does not fill the form in quickly enough or on time (e.g. fills all of the fixtures in retrospectively) is guilty of poor admin and will also fail.
At the end of the season, the county use the form to see how many games the referee has done, so no getting away with not filling it in.
I'd be happy to see a system introduced which assists in tracking assessments but there has to be an 'opt out' which doesn't jeopardise your promotion should you choose it. An enhance for WGS?