Mr Andy Hammond
Tel: 01702 435546

Please ensure you are familiar with the following two sections of the SDJSFL Handbook. A full electronic copy of the hand book can be found on your team documents page.

REFEREES
13 (A) Registered Referees for all matches shall be appointed in a manner approved by the
Management Committee and by the sanctioning Association(s).
13 (B) In the event of the non-appearance of the appointed Referee or where the Competition has been unable to appoint a Referee, the Clubs shall agree upon a Referee. A Referee thus agreed upon shall, for that game, have the full powers,
status and authority of a registered Referee. In the event that Clubs cannot agree upon a Referee, the Home Club shall provide the Referee.
13 (C) Not used.
13 (D) The appointed Referee shall have power to decide as to the fitness of the ground in all matches and the decision shall be final subject to either in the case of a ground of
a Local Authority or the owners of a ground, the Representative of that body is the sole arbiter and whose decision must be accepted unless the ground is declared fit for play.
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13 (E) Match Officials appointed under this Rule shall be entitled to charge standard class public transport expenses or private car expenses of 25p per mile and any other permitted expenses actually incurred: -
Referees Fees:
U11 to U13 matches = £18.00 INCLUSIVE of expenses
U14 & U15 matches = £23.00 INCLUSIVE of expenses
U16 to U18 matches = £26.00 INCLUSIVE of expenses
Over U18 matches = £26.00 INCLUSIVE of expenses
NO increase over the above amounts will be permissible as per
Essex County F.A.Registered referees appointed by the Management Committee as Assistant Referees will be paid £10.00 subject to any limits laid down by the sanctioning Association(s).

The Home Club shall pay the Officials their fees and expenses immediately before the match.
13 (F) In the event of a match not being played because of circumstances over which the Clubs have no control, the Match Officials, if present, shall be entitled to half (½) fee
plus expenses. Where a match is not played owing to one Club being in default, that Club shall be ordered to pay the Officials, if they attend the ground, their full fee and expenses.
13 (G) A Referee not keeping his engagement, and failing to give a satisfactory explanation as to his/her non-appearance may be reported to the Association with which he/she
is registered.
13 (H) Each Club shall, in a manner prescribed from time to time by The Football Association, award marks to the referee for each match and the name of the Referee and the marks awarded shall be submitted to the Competition on the Form
provided. Clubs failing to comply with this rule shall be liable to be fined £10.00 or dealt with, as the Management Committee shall determine.
The Competition shall keep a record of the markings and, on the Form provided by the prescribed date each season, shall submit a summary to Essex County Football Association Ltd.
Guidance to referee marking. A total mark out of 100 (one hundred) to be awarded

Mark Range Comment
91-100
The referee was extremely accurate in decision making and very successfully controlled the game using management and
communication skills to create an environment of fair play, adding real value to the game.
81-90
The referee was very accurate in decision making and successfully controlled the game using management and communication skills to create an environment of fair play.
71-80
The referee was accurate in decision making and controlled the game well, communicating with the players, making a positive contribution towards fair play.
61-70 The referee was reasonably accurate in decision making, controlled the game quite well and communicated with players, establishing a reasonable degree of fair play.
51-60
The referee had some shortcomings in the level of accuracy of
decision making and control, with only limited success in
communicating with the players resulting in variable fair play.
50 and below
The referee had significant shortcomings in the level of accuracy of decision making and control with poor communications with the players which resulted in low levels of fair play. A letter of explanation must be sent to the League Referees Secretary, within three (3) days, for marks of 50 and below against a Referee on the match result card.
Clubs in default shall be fined £5.00
13 (J) The Referee shall submit a report Form, supplied by the Competition, within two days of the match.
13 (K) Referees and Assistant Referees shall be supplied, each Season, with a copy of the Competition Rules free of charge.

REPORTING RESULTS
11 (A) The Match Card Secretary must receive within three (3) days of the date played, the result of each Competition match in the prescribed manner. This must include the forename(s) and surname of the team players (in block letters) and also the Referee markings required by Rule 13, or any other information required by the Competition.
Failure to do so will incur a fine of £5 and/or the Club being dealt with as the Management Committee decide.
11 (B) The Home Club shall telephone the result of each match to the respective Fixture
Secretary anytime up to 17.30 hours on the day of the match or shall be fined £5.00 for each match not reported.
Match result / team sheets (detailing players selected for the match including substitutes) will be completed before the match, as appropriate, and exchanged with the opposing Club Official. Home and Away match result / team sheets will be countersigned by a responsible member of the clubs to confirm the final score; the onus is upon the Clubs to ensure this is carried out. Clubs failing to comply with this rule shall be fined £10.00.
11 (C) The match result notification, correctly completed, shall be signed by a responsible member of the Club. The Management Committee shall have power to take such action, as they deem suitable against a Club, which submits an incomplete form or incorrect information.