Referee analysis for football officials

Ref-Vision connects match footage, GPS and health data, timestamped feedback, and organisation workspaces—so referees review the whole performance, not scattered notes.

# Referee analysis

Referee analysis is how you turn a match into something you can learn from: the decisions on the clip, where you moved, how hard you worked, and what your coach or assessor noticed—kept together instead of spread across apps and message threads.

Ref-Vision is built for that job. Upload or import footage, sync GPS and health exports to the same timeline, collect timestamped feedback from the people who support you, and review it all in one workspace—whether you are an individual referee or part of a county FA programme.

## What referee analysis means in Ref-Vision

In Ref-Vision, referee analysis is not a separate product bolted onto video hosting. It is the full review loop inside your workspace:

1. **Capture the match** — fixture details, footage, movement data, and notes live on one game page.
2. **Review in context** — seek the video while GPS graphs, heatmaps, and feedback move with the playhead.
3. **Improve over time** — workspace insights compare load, effort, coaching activity, and how complete each review is across a season.

The goal is simple: when you sit down after a game, you should not have to rebuild the story from five different places. Ref-Vision keeps the evidence aligned so every review starts with the whole performance.

## Match footage at the centre

Every analysis starts with what happened on the pitch.

- **Upload from your device** — add a match video file directly to a game in your workspace.
- **Import follow-cam from Veo** — paste a public Veo share URL and bring the film into the same timeline.
- **Tags on the clip** — mark moments manually, pull in Veo highlights where available, or add tags with assistant help. Tags sit on the footage asset and stay tied to the timeline you review.

Footage is the anchor. GPS, feedback, and AI context all reference the same match—not a folder of files and a separate chat.

## GPS and movement data in sync

Refereeing is a physical job. Ref-Vision helps you see movement alongside the film.

- **AI-assisted import** — bring in GPX, CSV, or FIT exports from Apple Watch, Garmin, Polar, Strava, RefSix, and most other devices when the file contains supported fields (position, speed, heart rate, distance, cadence). There is no live account connection; you upload the export.
- **Seekable performance graphs** — heart rate, speed, and distance charts scrub with the video so you can reopen what was happening at a given moment.
- **Pitch heatmap** — once you set pitch corners and sync offset, see where you spent time on the field relative to the playhead.

That is referee analysis with both the decision and the workload in view—not just “what did I miss?” but “where was I when it happened?”

## Timestamped feedback from your performance team

Coaching notes only help if they open the moment they describe.

Ref-Vision lets workspace owners invite up to **ten collaborators**—coaches, mentors, and assessors—who can watch the same footage and leave **feedback tied to a video timestamp**. Select a note and the match returns to that second for everyone reviewing.

Collaborators do not take a referee seat on organisation plans, so development support scales without eating into your allocation. Owners can also keep private self-notes on the same timeline for personal reflection.

Feedback is central to analysis in Ref-Vision: it feeds workspace coaching insights, match review, and the grounded AI assistants that connect tags, GPS windows, and fixture context back to your evidence.

## Ref-Vision for referee organisations

Individual referees can start with **Ref-Vision Individual**—self-serve subscription with a seven-day trial (card required). Referee bodies and county FAs use **organisation access**: Ref-Vision creates your tenant, sets how many active referees you can onboard, and your admins invite officials who need the platform.

Organisation admins get tooling to manage members and workspaces without handling scattered files per referee. Ref-Vision works with county FAs and referee organisations including **The FA**, **Sheffield & Hallamshire FA**, **Gloucestershire FA**, **Leicestershire & Rutland FA**, **Somerset FA**, and **Isle of Man FA**—alongside partners such as **Camera-Pan**.

If you manage referees and need seats, onboarding, and a consistent analysis workflow across your group, Ref-Vision is built for that lane too.

## Frequently asked questions

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<h3>Who is Ref-Vision for?</h3>
<p>Ref-Vision is built for football referees and the people supporting their development. Individual referees can create a personal workspace; referee organisations can provide managed access; invited coaches, mentors, and assessors can collaborate without taking a referee seat.</p>
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<h3>How do I add match footage?</h3>
<p>Upload a video file from your device, or import the follow-cam from a public Veo share URL. Veo highlights and period markers can also become timeline tags when they are available.</p>
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<h3>What performance data can I import?</h3>
<p>Ref-Vision accepts GPX, CSV, and FIT exports through an AI-assisted import. Those files can include position, speed, heart rate, distance, and cadence. Exports from Apple Watch, Garmin, Polar, Strava, RefSix, and most other devices work when they contain supported data—there is no live account connection.</p>
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<h3>How does the AI assistant use my match?</h3>
<p>The workspace and match assistants can use match details, imported GPS and health samples, tags, collaborator feedback, and related trends. They can answer role-aware questions and present supporting charts. They do not watch footage with computer vision.</p>
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<h3>Can a coach or assessor comment on exact moments?</h3>
<p>Yes. Invite up to ten collaborators to a workspace. They can view matches and add feedback tied to a video timestamp, so selecting the note returns everyone to the same moment.</p>
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<h3>Can I try Ref-Vision as an individual referee?</h3>
<p>Yes. Ref-Vision Individual currently includes a seven-day trial with a card required. Organisation access is invitation-based; contact Ref-Vision if you manage referees.</p>
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