Question 1

Football Referee Affiliation

Accepted Answer

To verify yourself as a Football Referee on YesRef the information we require very much depends on your involvement in Football and how you would like to use YesRef

Add/Update my Football Referee Information

Adding or updating your information on YesRef for verification is simple. Login to your account.

Go to your Profile > select Account > Sports > choose Football. This page will provide you with the option to update your Football Referee information.

Finding the Information

We have broken down, below, the different steps required to find the information to update your account on YesRef. The first thing to do, is to sign in to your account with The FA. To do this, visit this link: https://myaccount.thefa.com.

Qualification

Before verifying your account on YesRef we require evidence of your Football Referee Qualification. This can either be a copy of the certificate you received upon completing the course or affiliation evidence, as described below.

Affiliation

As a Football Referee, The FA require you to affiliate with your local County FA every season. Typically, your affiliation will expire on 30 June each year. To become an affiliated Football Referee on YesRef, all you need to do is upload your affiliation screenshot.

You can find your affiliation information by logging into your account with The FA on the link above, scroll down to Referee section and this will highlight if you are registered

Question 2

How do I invite a Parent/Guardian?

Accepted Answer

||| A Parent/Guardian must be linked to any Sports official's account if the Sports Official is under the age of 18. || If you are over the age of 18 and have incorrectly added your age to your profile, you can use the chat function in your profile to speak to a member of our Customer Success Team. You will need to provide evidence of your correct date of birth in order for our team to update this.

Log into your YesRef Account.

Click the initials in the top right corner or if you are using the app, click profile in the bottom right hand corner.

Click "Manage Profile"

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Question 3

How to add Credit

Accepted Answer

Login to YesRef

Click the credit in the top left-hand corner

Add the value you wish to add

Enter a Purchase Order Number if applicable

Now you can either request an

Question 4

How to add/update accreditation documents to your profile

Accepted Answer

||| You will need to ensure that all uploads are completed before you can select save or you will be presented with an error suggesting a document hasn't been uploaded

|| There a maximum of 4 uploads required on this page. Including Sports Official Level, Affiliation Evidence, Safeguarding Check and DBS Check.

Log into YesRef

Click the initials in the top right-hand corner or if you are using the app, click profile in the bottom right-hand corner

Click "Manage Profile"

Click "Account"

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Question 5

YesRef Availability explained

Accepted Answer

Bored of updating forms, spreadsheets, emails, WhatsApp groups and more?

Meet YesRef Availability, the single place to populate your Availability and share with multiple Competitions, Clubs, Governing Bodies and more.

||| YesRef will assume you are Available unless you have added Closed Dates or the Game/Event is outside of your Daily Availability.

One Platform

Q: Football Referee Affiliation

To verify yourself as a Football Referee on YesRef the information we require very much depends on your involvement in Football and how you would like to use YesRef Add/Update my Football Referee Information Adding or updating your information on YesRef for verification is simple. Login to your account. Go to your Profile &gt; select Account &gt; Sports &gt; choose Football. This page will provide you with the option to update your Football Referee information. Finding the Information We have broken down, below, the different steps required to find the information to update your account on YesRef. The first thing to do, is to sign in to your account with The FA. To do this, visit this link: <a href="https://myaccount.thefa.com/">https://myaccount.thefa.com</a>. Qualification Before verifying your account on YesRef we require evidence of your Football Referee Qualification. This can either be a copy of the certificate you received upon completing the course or affiliation evidence, as described below. Affiliation As a Football Referee, The FA require you to affiliate with your local County FA every season. Typically, your affiliation will expire on 30 June each year. To become an affiliated Football Referee on YesRef, all you need to do is upload your affiliation screenshot. You can find your affiliation information by logging into your account with The FA on the link above, scroll down to Referee section and this will highlight if you are registered

Reduce your admin overnight with a single platform to populate your Availability. See all your Games, Events and Closed Dates on one Calendar and share it with multiple Organisations. Update your Availability from anywhere at anytime and provide Sports Organisations with real-time information on your Availability.

Quick and easy

We've made updating your Availability quick and easy. Add, change and remove Closed Dates on-the-go. No more sending emails, updating spreadsheets or filling out forms, update your Availability in YesRef and that's job done.

| YesRef advises that Sports Officials update their Availability weekly to ensure that Notifications of the #LiveGamesList are accurate and Sports Providers completing their Appointments have current up-to-date information.

Question 6

How to edit/delete a closed date in YesRef

Accepted Answer

This guide offers a straightforward method for efficiently deleting specific closed dates in YesRef, helping you manage your calendars with ease. By following the outlined steps, you can quickly remove unwanted closed dates while ensuring that your availability to Sports Providers is accurate and up to date.

Login to YesRef

Click "Availability"

Select the date you wish to modify/delete

Click the card underneath the calendar

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