My name is Michael Osseweijer, 25 years old and an active assistant Referee at the KNVB. As part of a refereeing team, communication is vital to taking the necessary and the right decisions. People expect the decision to be fast, clear and correct. To assist us during...
I am Koen Stobbe, 21 years old and a passionate handball referee. Together with my colleague and friend, Jaap Klompers, we travel through the Netherlands to officiate handball matches. At this moment we are referees at the highest level for women in the Netherlands...
PRESS RELEASE Research among more than 500 referees shows that through the use of a communication system, also called ‘headset‘, referees making decisions more correctly and faster during a sports game. They also indicate that a communication system can contribute to...
Inside the sports club, the referee coordinator is responsible for training and supervising the referees. He ensures that there are educated referees on the field every weekend. Increasingly, a referee coach using a communication system during the training to educate...
In the past, wireless communication systems for directly and effective contact with collegue referees, were only available for professional referees because they were expensive. Now the systems are affordable and each referee can use it for leading sports games. Many...
