Dribl

Which Age Groups need to submit and confirm Match Sheets and Scores

• It is compulsory for match sheets to be submitted and confirmed within Dribl for all teams participating from U10 age group up to O55’s in Mixed and O40’s in Women’s. Masters’ teams are also required to submit match sheets. This is necessary as referees are appointed in all these age groups. 

• It is compulsory for all teams from U6 right through to Masters to enter scores for the full season through the Dribl App. Click on this link on the processes to add scores -https://help.dribl.com/hc/en-au/articles/4415682983695-Scores

• U6-U11 results are not visible to the public and are used internally by NWSF for grading purposes only. Please make sure scores are entered or clubs will be fined.

• When adding scores, if you already see a score entered, simply type over the top of it and press submit, DRIBL will only record the score once both teams have entered.

Who can update the match sheets?

• Team coaches and managers are all approved to update Match Sheets in Dribl provided they have correctly registered and been approved by the club as a coach or manager in PlayFootball.

• Team coaches and managers must ensure their Dribl sign in on the app uses the same email they registered with in PlayFootball as a coach or manager - Dribl picks up your teams via the email so if you use a work email for one and a personal email for other, they will not match, and you will not see your team in Dribl. 

Who needs to be listed on the Match Sheet and submitting/confirming?

• All players (including borrowed players), coaches and managers who are participating in the match, must be listed as available. Players who are not playing do not click as available. Please click on this link (2-minute video) which goes through processes to submit a match sheet  - https://help.dribl.com/hc/en-au/articles/4415680957583-Prepare-Submit-Team

• To pre-set a player’s number for the season, hold down on the player selecting and a dropdown menu will appear and go to the bottom and select ‘Set Jersey Number’ and add in players number and submit. 

• Premier League, Super League, and Women’s Premier League – please select a starting eleven. 

• Once the teams are submitted, the teams can then be confirmed by the opposition team. Please click on this link (2-minute video) which goes through processes to confirm an opposition team on a match sheet   https://help.dribl.com/hc/en-au/articles/4415689704847-Confirm-Opposition-Team

• Teams should not delay submitting their team if players are running late. Any players that arrive late, who are on the team sheet must make themselves known to the opposition manager/coach and match officials before entering the field of play the match. If the player is not on the match sheet, you can request from the opposition to unconfirm (if they have confirmed) , unsubmit your team and make player available and resubmit. This should all be done in the presence of the opposition coach/manager, so its all above board.  

• Any players not listed as available on the match sheet, are not eligible to take part in the match. A forfeit and possible sanctions against the manager or coach could ensue if a deliberate breach was found to have occurred. 

• Any borrowed player that is listed on the Match Sheet is deemed to have played, even if not clicked as being available. Only add players if they are certain to play, otherwise it will count towards their tally of upgrades, if applicable. 

• It is the Team Recorder and Team Reporters responsibility to make sure the teams are entered and submitted correctly. Excuses for not doing this will not be tolerated. 

Is there a fine for not submitting match sheets?

• Failure for not submitting a team sheet on time (by match kick-off) will result in a fine of $25.00 per match. 

• We had plenty of excuses used last season that Dribl wasn’t working. As Body Administrators we now have better access to audits on every match sheet that tells us who, when and what was attempted and added.  In short unless a team can prove that Dribl was down with screenshots of its failure, any fines incurred will stand. 

Problems with Opposition Team

• If a team suspects their opposition is playing ineligible players, they must try and resolve prior to the game kicking off. 

• They must inform the referee, who will note it down, but it’s not the referee’s job to resolve the issue or get involved other than noting it down. The only exception to a referee getting involved, is if one team insists on seeing the players of the opposition team at halftime (which they are entitled to do) and it may delay the start of a game. 

• If a team suspects their opposition of wrongdoing, they must submit a Dispute in Dribl straight after the game and notify the opposition. Photos should be taken of the offending player/s in question and sent with any email from the club to support the dispute that has been entered into Dribl. Without any visual evidence, it’s very hard to prove. 

• Click on the link on the processes to lodge a dispute - https://help.dribl.com/hc/en-au/articles/4423571574159-Disputes

Forfeiting a Match

• If a team needs to forfeit a match, this is a very easy process through Dribl – Click on this link - https://help.dribl.com/hc/en-au/articles/4423547168015-Forfeit

• All forfeits should be enacted through the Dribl App. 

• Once a forfeit is requested, the Competition Administrators will receive a notification and authorise the forfeit. Once confirmed all participants involved in the game, including referees, will receive notification of the forfeit. 

Adding an Official

• If a Match Official is not assigned to the match or doesn’t show and you are using a club official, they need to be added. Click here on the link to see the process involved -  https://help.driblcom/hc/en-au/articles/4415682256783-Add-Official

• You can also add the Match Official details of the appointed referees if the referee has perhaps forgotten his phone or is unable to connect. 

How to check how many games a borrowed player has played for the borrowed team in Dribl.

Match Sheet Borrowing report as follows:

• Click on Match Sheets from the main menu

• Click on the Filters icon next to the search bar and filter the list based on any criteria.

• Click on the Export icon and select Matchsheet Borrowing from the available list

• Click on Exports from the main menu

• Depending on the size of the report, you will need to click on the Refresh icon next to the search bar until the status is Complete.

• Click on the Download icon which will download the report in Excel format. 

The borrowed player rules need to be understood by club committees, coaches, and managers. Most notable things are:

• Upon playing up an eighth game as an Upgraded Player within the one season, that player shall be re-graded to play in the higher grade and division they played on the eighth occasion. 

• Except for Mixed Premier League and Super League, a limit of five (5) borrowed players shall be allowed in a match for the same team. 

• In Over Age competitions only (i.e. O30 to O55), as part of the 5 borrowed players, a player may play as a downgraded player in any team (in Over Age competitions) if they are age and gender eligible. Teams are only allowed a maximum of 2 downgraded players. 

• Players registered in U16 and U18 age groups may play for their Club in Mixed and Womens Premier League (subject to gender eligibility) and Mixed Super League without it counting towards their 8 upgraded games. 

• If a Clubs two lowest graded teams happen to play in the same age and division, one team only may borrow a maximum of two (2) players from the other team.