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Pioneering Digital Referee Payments in the Youth Sports Sector...

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YesRef teams up with the SCL Youth Development League to bring easy, real time payments to referees nationwide. 

The SCL Youth Development League is an FA sanctioned under 19 Youth football league, now moving into its 6th year of operation, providing invaluable opportunity for 16-19-year old’s who are in full time education to develop their techniques, skill and game understanding through weekly competitive fixtures.

 As part of the new partnership, YesRef will provide real time payments for all referees across the SCL Youth Development Football League through our simple to use platform, reducing the administration associated to this time consuming and manual process, giving their valued member clubs the time back for the sport they love!

As an additional benefit for the member clubs, they will be able to find referees for upcoming games through our #LiveGamesList. Adding a game to our #LiveGamesList is quick and easy, instantly connecting sports providers with a large network of referees. The personalised service will ensure referees of the required level only, will be able to view and apply for the game.

Ben Williamson, Chief Operations Officer, YesRef said “It has been great working with Steve Franks and the SCL Youth Development League committee members to secure this partnership. The committee could easily see the benefits our app would bring to their members and I am delighted to have YesRef working with the SCL Youth Development League''.

 Steve Franks, League Chairman, SCL Youth Development League said ‘’ It has been a pleasure working with Ben and Olly on this exciting new partnership. I personally feel that YesRef is a fantastic business idea and will help our member clubs to save time and ensure they have easy access to qualified referees in their area at all times’’.

YesRef was launched by Wiltshire based entrepreneurs Ben Williamson and Olly Rodriguez- Ballinger, who combined have over 30 years’ experience within the sports and leisure industry. The team of innovative referees share a joint passion for sports and technology that continues to drive YesRef from strength to strength, with clubs, leagues and educational bodies using the platform to find and pay referees quicker and easier than ever before.