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RefPal is the most innovative video analysis tool for referees to improve their performances and for refereeing departments to develop their referees.
Kristo Tohver, RefPal co-founder "The future of referee development"
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Systematic and engaging, even addictive

 
At RefPal we have taken a scientific approach to the art of refereeing, adding interaction and fun to the learning process, and created a strong community around the game we love.
 
All-in-one tool
Everything you need in refereeing analysis, education and match preparation is in the same place and within a click, creating efficiency & time save.
 
Systematic Learning
Evaluating incidents on comparative scales divided into topics and subtopics, referees learn how to react in each specific situation during a match.
 
Engagement
Working with the latest incidents and getting committee feedback before the next round while comparing your theoretical accuracy with others creates passion and daily logins.
 
Community
Using the same method to analyze incidents from all the matches creates an open environment and basis for continuous discussion within a country and a shared experience between the FA-s and confederations.
 
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BENEFITS
With RefPal referees and committees save time and resources while becoming passionately involved in what they love.
 

TIME SAVE & EFFICIENCY

Major time save for everyone involved. Learning much, much more.
  • Saving time on game analyses
    (3 hours ⇒ 30 minutes)
  • Saving time on observing and evaluating
    (1 game ⇒ whole round)
  • Saving time on tests and seminars
  • Instant feedback to and from referees
  • Multiplying the experience gained

FULL OVERVIEW OF YOUR LEAGUE

Automatic statistics in different modules reveal decision accuracy, theoretical interpretation accuracy and development of both over time.
  • Key performance indicators
  • Understanding problem areas
  • Best Practice Library
  • Accountability & transparency
  • Behaviour of teams and players
  • Usage of the system

DEVELOPMENT OF REFEREES

Enhanced refereeing performances through experiences gained in RefPal lead to calmer, more confident and better prepared referees.
  • Improved technical skills
  • Improved decision accuracy
  • Improved match control
  • Improved mental strength
  • Consistency across the league

INTERNATIONAL EXPERTISE

International RefPal community creates shared experiences and enables instant exchange of knowhow and opinion.
  • Creating networks between committees
  • Creating networks between referees
  • Shared experiences between countries
  • Involving experts from abroad
  • Mentoring of referees
 
A globally connected refereeing community
Our vision is to be the leading tool for refereeing analysis, development and preparation.
You can rely on us
Proven engagement
RefPal attracts 66% of our referees to log in daily & 80% in every two days.
Why it works  
Proven development
4 out of 6 Estonian FIFA referees promoted in 2018/2019. Improved decision accuracy and theoretical know-how during 3 years of use.
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Created by referees
The only software on the market that is being developed and actively managed by FIFA referees working in UEFA competitions.
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RefPal Services

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Learning and fun together



Full use of all the RefPal capabilities during a season.
  • Set-up of the system
  • Use of all the modules
    ○ Game & marking module
    ○ Incidents module
    ○ Statistics & rankings module
    ○ Team & player scouting module
    ○ E-Learning center (VAR, Test, Seminar, RefScale, LOTG)
    ○ International module
  • Introductory seminar for all users
  • Full support for admin users
  • Translation of the system (additional fee)

Saving time and resources



Our experienced video analysts create a refereeing highlights video of all the major refereeing incidents of a game. It gives a full performance overview, allows to focus on only the most important aspects and saves time on everything else.
  • Refereeing highlights video
    ○ Full match in 10-15 minutes
    ○ All important highlights included
    ○ Using zoom, slow-motions, still frames etc

* administration included in the service

Systematic learning made simple



To maximize the benefits of RefPal there needs to be a clear, universal and consistent way of identifying incidents from each game while coherently categorizing them into topics and subtopics. We do it for you so you can focus on evaluation and learning.
  • Creation of incidents for evaluation
  • Categorization of incidents into topics and sub-topics
  • Adding roles (players and referees)
  • Creation of thumbnails
  • Keeping the teams, players and users up-to-date

Adding international know-how



We provide you with expert comments and evaluations of each created incident based on the latest UEFA guidelines so that you have an outside view and an additional opinion.
  • An international RefPal expert evaluates all incidents
  • Comments based on latest UEFA guidelines
  • Evaluations available in 72h
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TESTIMONIALS

Our success rate doesn't speak for itself. Here's what our clients think.

Ian Stokes

Referee Manager, Ireland

"The positive surprise has been the consistent engagment of our referees in using RefPal. For me it would take 3-5 hours to analyse 1 match, but the advantage of RefPal is having the clips available to our referees for evaluation the next day.

RefPal has been transformative for us - the way our panel has embraced this has allowed us to use this as a really positive change in the direction of our analyses and development work. We are getting better as a panel because of the use of RefPal in our league."

Video testimonial by Ian

Mattias Gestranius

Referee Manager, Finland

"As a long-time RePal user i find the system very versatile and it has many positive aspects. For the referee it gives a great possibility to self-evaluate single situations & for the referee manager it is a great tool to reach uniformity within the leagues.

The best part of RefPal though is how one can use it to educate referees at all levels from grassroots to top referees. All in all it is a great tool not only for the top referees but also for beginners."

 
5 344 Games analysed
63 364 Situations evaluated
1 568 Happy users
205 346 Logins last quarter
 

BLOG POSTS

 
August 31, 2024

Northern Ireland & Gibraltar join RefPal

To take their referee development to a new level NIR & GIB FA-s joined RefPal for the 2024/25 season. This takes the number of leagues that have decided to join our community to a total of 13.

We are proud to having Mike Riley (who served as the English PGMOL chief refereeing officer from 2009-2023) using RefPal to educate the Northern Ireland referees as their new head of refereeing. Happy to have had our partner Kristo Tohver present at the NIR pre-season top referee seminar to introduce the system and its benefits.
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July 09, 2024

Estonia & VAR - data comparison 2023 vs 2024

We @RefPal have now had the chance to work with 4 countries using VAR with Azerbaijan, Kuwait, Latvia and Estonia. Some of our other partners are in the process of implementing VAR (like Finland and Faroes) and some of our new partners (soon to be published) will also be VAR countries.

As the Estonian season reaches its halfway mark of season 2024, it is a suitable time to make some comparisons of how we are faring as compared to our first season in 2023. Final remark before we go into the data - Estonia is using a VAR light system with no replay operator (Video match official is working with the videos himself) as we only have 6 cameras per match. We are not using the offside line technology so there are far less interventions for offsides. Comparison between 2023 and 2024
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April 12, 2024

RefPal now already in 11 leagues!

We are proud to announce that from season 2024 Iceland’s 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧 has become our 10th league to join with 72 referees and observers from the Elite panel. The games of the opening matchday of the season (5.-7.04) were uploaded at the beginning of this week and only in a few days 40+ people have submitted their evaluations.

We also welcome our 11th league at the same time as our longest standing partner Finland has introduced RefPal in their men’s first division 𝐘𝐤𝐤ö𝐧𝐞𝐧. And we know, these will be far from only additions to RefPal in 2024.

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GET IN TOUCH

Learn more about the benefits of RefPal, see the system close-up, get deeper input on how & why RefPal works, and how it makes your referees work.
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