PDF guide for referees, judges, and sports officials
2 min read·12 November 2026
Referees and sports officials process match reports, licence documents, protest forms, and certificates. PDFrust helps process all those documents quickly and professionally.
Complete and sign match reports
After a match the referee fills in an official match report. Create the match report as a fillable PDF form via the formFill tool. Fill in scores, yellow and red cards, injuries, and incidents. Sign digitally via the sign tool. Submit the report to the governing body within 24 hours.
Process protest forms
Clubs can file protests after a match. Received protest forms are sometimes handwritten and scanned. Use the OCR tool to make the text searchable. Merge the protest with the match report in one PDF dossier for the disciplinary committee.
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Store certificates and licences
Referee licences, course completion certificates, and annual test results make up the official licence file. Merge all documents into one PDF and store securely. Set an access password using the protect tool.
Modify competition schedules
Competition draw schedules and fixture lists are distributed as PDFs. Extract relevant pages for your region using the split tool. Add your name and a date stamp to the schedule for the players.
Compress and send reports
Governing body reports with many attachments (photos, video stills) can be large. Compress the final file via the compress tool for emailing to the governing body or disciplinary committee.
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