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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=RantingSoccerDad][quote=Anonymous]
This is the correct website:

reffeedback.com[/quote]

Thanks.

I managed to find the link to see if we've received anything. I had nothing, so I don't know if we get a notification when feedback arrives or not. SoccerRef might know.[/quote]

Sounds like a good idea, in that it lets parents vent in better way. 
Can't imagine any ref actually taking the comments seriously though.[/quote]

Agreed that it's a good way for parents to vent.  It's a helpful tool for team managers trying to control sideline behavior, to be able to tell parents it'll do more good to post a negative review than to yell and scream during the game.

Whether the refs themselves take the comments seriously is probably an individual thing.   It would be most useful as part of an overall program of assessment, evaluation and improvement - whether by the leagues, state bodies, whoever is responsible for re-certification?

The comments that might be taken seriously are those that recur frequently.  For example, one negative review saying the a ref doesn't know the offside rule wouldn't (and shouldn't) make a difference.  But if a ref is consistently being called out for incorrect or missed offside calls, at a rate that is significantly disproportionate to other refs in the same age group / league, that should raise a red flag.   Same would go for other more important issues like being overly permissive or restrictive when it comes to fouls, ability to control a game, having a poor demeanor, timeliness, and overall professionalism.

If every coach submitted a review of the ref after every game, and the refs knew that such reviews were being looked at, it would provide significant motivation for improvement if there were specific areas of concern.  At the very least, I don't see how it could hurt.

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