Assigners

What is an assigner?

An assigner is an essential person or role responsible for assigning officials or scorekeepers to sporting events, such as games, tournaments or cups.

The assigner ensures :

• Assign competent officials to each game according to their experience, the rules of the game and the level of competition.

• Coordinate the availability of referees and officials, taking into account the schedules and needs of the sports organization.

• Manage potential conflicts of interest (for example, avoid assigning a referee to a game where he or she may have a personal link with one of the teams).

• Ensure good logistics, by checking that each event is covered by a sufficient number of officials, and that they are informed in good time of the venues and times of games.

This page presents all the documentation related to the function of the referees.