Built an app for the admin side of refereeing, looking for honest feedback

[arnaudfrenchreferee]

Hi all,

I'm a Level 6 ref in North West London, in my second season and currently going for promotion to L5. Like a lot of you, I found the admin side of refereeing a pain: chasing match fees, tracking mileage, keeping on top of what I need for promotion.

So I built a small app for it: penalty.app. It tracks your fees (and who still owes you), your mileage and your promotion progress. There's also a free Laws of the Game quiz.

It's early days and I'd really value feedback from refs who'll tell it straight. What's missing? What would make you actually use something like this week to week?

Thanks, and good luck this weekend.
Arnaud

 

[arnaudfrenchreferee]

A small update since I posted this in October. One thing I'd like to make easier to judge is the everyday workflow, rather than just listing features.

The basic flow is: add a match, keep it in your season history, then track the fee and mileage alongside it. The Apple Watch app is now available too, for the match itself.

If you already have a system that works, what do you use — a spreadsheet, a notebook, another app? And is there one part of the admin that still feels like a chore?

I'm still building penalty.app around my own refereeing and feedback from other refs. Happy to show a short screen recording of the bit you're interested in.