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Posted May 12, 2026 09:41 · last edited May 12, 2026 10:08

~reubee wrote:
I am curious what the officials do to prepare. The players are training at least twice a week, the coaches are doing more watching and clipping video. Every game is recorded, are the officials as a group watching back and learning and critiquing and discussing key moments so that they improve. Do coaches note the minutes in a game they would like the refereeing to review and explain. Or is it still old school, an ex-ref whose knees are gong in a long jacket scribbling notes onto A4?

All MOs in my fed have access to match day video of our top 3 comps. The MOs chasing NL are absolutely reviewing the KMIs and discussing as a group, even when Assessors are not watching their game. The video is automagically parsed for phases of play, and you can clip interesting moments and seek feedback. its not just a video gathering dust on a shelf.

In the NL season, they are observed every game, and the KMIs are reviewed not just by that assessor, but by a different panel. (It would actually, imho, be interesting for Niche Cache or similar publication to engage with NZF around how all that functions behind the scenes.)

In my fed, the serious MOs are doing a joint training weekly, fortnightly coaching sessions, and their own fitness work. MOs appointed to the NLs leagues (and most regional phases) have to pass graded fitness testing to be part of those panels.

(For comparison NZ A-League MOs are training ~3-4x per week via gps.)

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zonknz edited May 12, 2026 10:08

~reubee wrote:
I am curious what the officials do to prepare. The players are training at least twice a week, the coaches are doing more watching and clipping video. Every game is recorded, are the officials as a group watching back and learning and critiquing and discussing key moments so that they improve. Do coaches note the minutes in a game they would like the refereeing to review and explain. Or is it still old school, an ex-ref whose knees are gong in a long jacket scribbling notes onto A4?

All MOs in my fed have access to match day video of our top 3 comps. The MOs chasing NL are absolutely reviewing the KMIs and discussing as a group, even when Assessors are not watching their game. The video is automagically parsed for phases of play, and you can clip interesting moments and seek feedback. its not just a dusty video with no game context.

In the NL season, they are observed every game, and the KMIs are reviewed not just by that assessor, but by a different panel. (It would actually, imho, be interesting for Niche Cache or similar publication to engage with NZF around how all that functions behind the scenes.)

In my fed, the serious MOs are doing a joint training weekly, fortnightly coaching sessions, and their own fitness work. MOs appointed to the NLs leagues (and most regional phases) have to pass graded fitness testing to be part of those panels.

(For comparison NZ A-League MOs are training ~3-4x per week via gps.)

zonknz edited May 12, 2026 10:06

~reubee wrote:
I am curious what the officials do to prepare. The players are training at least twice a week, the coaches are doing more watching and clipping video. Every game is recorded, are the officials as a group watching back and learning and critiquing and discussing key moments so that they improve. Do coaches note the minutes in a game they would like the refereeing to review and explain. Or is it still old school, an ex-ref whose knees are gong in a long jacket scribbling notes onto A4?

All MOs in my fed have access to match day video of our top 3 comps. The MOs chasing NL are absolutely reviewing the KMIs and discussing as a group, even when Assessors are not watching their game.

In the NL season, they are observed every game, and the KMIs are reviewed not just by that assessor, but by a different panel. (It would actually, imho, be interesting for Niche Cache or similar publication to engage with NZF around how all that functions behind the scenes.)

In my fed, the serious MOs are doing a joint training weekly, fortnightly coaching sessions, and their own fitness work. MOs appointed to the NLs leagues (and most regional phases) have to pass graded fitness testing to be part of those panels.

(For comparison NZ A-League MOs are training ~3-4x per week via gps.)

zonknz edited May 12, 2026 09:54

~reubee wrote:
I am curious what the officials do to prepare. The players are training at least twice a week, the coaches are doing more watching and clipping video. Every game is recorded, are the officials as a group watching back and learning and critiquing and discussing key moments so that they improve. Do coaches note the minutes in a game they would like the refereeing to review and explain. Or is it still old school, an ex-ref whose knees are gong in a long jacket scribbling notes onto A4?

All MOs in my fed have access to match day video of our top 3 comps. The MOs chasing NL are absolutely reviewing the KMIs and discussing as a group, even when Assessors are not watching their game.

In the NL season, they are observed every game, and the KMIs are reviewed not just by that assessor, but by a different panel. (It would actually, imho, be interesting for Niche Cache or similar publication to engage with NZF around how all that functions behind the scenes.)

In my fed, the serious MOs are doing a joint training weekly, fortnightly coaching sessions, and their own fitness work. MOs appointed to the NLs leagues (and most regional phases) have to pass graded fitness testing to be part of those panels.

(For comparison NZ A-League MOs are training ~4x per week via gps.)

zonknz edited May 12, 2026 09:54

~reubee wrote:
I am curious what the officials do to prepare. The players are training at least twice a week, the coaches are doing more watching and clipping video. Every game is recorded, are the officials as a group watching back and learning and critiquing and discussing key moments so that they improve. Do coaches note the minutes in a game they would like the refereeing to review and explain. Or is it still old school, an ex-ref whose knees are gong in a long jacket scribbling notes onto A4?

All refs in my fed have access to match day video of our top 3 comps. The MOs chasing NL are absolutely reviewing the KMIs and discussing as a group, even when Assessors are not watching their game.

In the NL season, they are observed every game, and the KMIs are reviewed not just by that assessor, but by a panel. It would actually, imho, be interesting for Niche Cache or similar publication to engage with NZF around how all that functions behind the scenes.

In my fed, the serious MOs are doing a joint training weekly, fortnightly coaching sessions, and their own fitness work. MOs appointed to the NLs leagues (and most regional phases have something) have to pass graded fitness testing.

That's fairly typical. (For comparison NZ A-League MOs are training ~4x per week via gps.)

zonknz edited May 12, 2026 09:50

~reubee wrote:
I am curious what the officials do to prepare. The players are training at least twice a week, the coaches are doing more watching and clipping video. Every game is recorded, are the officials as a group watching back and learning and critiquing and discussing key moments so that they improve. Do coaches note the minutes in a game they would like the refereeing to review and explain. Or is it still old school, an ex-ref whose knees are gong in a long jacket scribbling notes onto A4?

All refs in my fed have access to match day video of our top 3 comps. The MOs chasing NL are absolutely reviewing the KMIs and discussing as a group, even when Assessors are not watching their game.

In the NL season, they are observed every game, and the KMIs are reviewed not just by that assessor, but by a panel. It would actually, imho, be interesting for Niche Cache or similar publication to engage with NZF around how all that functions behind the scenes.

In my fed, the serious MOs are doing a joint training weekly, fortnightly coaching sessions, and their own fitness work. That's fairly typical. (For comparison NZ A-League MOs are training ~4x per week via gps.)

zonknz edited May 12, 2026 09:42

reubee wrote:
I am curious what the officials do to prepare. The players are training at least twice a week, the coaches are doing more watching and clipping video. Every game is recorded, are the officials as a group watching back and learning and critiquing and discussing key moments so that they improve. Do coaches note the minutes in a game they would like the refereeing to review and explain. Or is it still old school, an ex-ref whose knees are gong in a long jacket scribbling notes onto A4?

All refs in my fed have access to match day video of our top 3 comps. The MOs chasing NL are absolutely reviewing the KMIs and discussing as a group, even when Assessors are not watching their game.

In the NL season, they are observed every game, and the KMIs are reviewed not just by that assessor, but by a panel. It would actually, imho, be interesting for Niche Cache or similar publication to engage with NZF around how all that functions behind the scenes.

In my fed, the serious MOs are doing a joint training weekly, fortnightly coaching sessions, and their own fitness work. That's fairly typical. (For comparison NZ A-League MOs are training 4x per week via gps.)