officials & administrators

More often than not, officials and administrators are simply sports volunteers

Sport in our county relies on these volunteers to ensure clubs can run effectively and matches can take place week in, week out. We recognise that without their tireless efforts sport in Hertfordshire would not have grown and developed to where it is today.

There is help available to support and upskill officials and administrators. To find out about accessing this support click on the green 'support for officials and administrators' title on the left-hand side of the page to find out more.

What do we mean by official?

An "official" is any person who is responsible for controlling a sporting acitivty. For example, in football the official is the referee or assistant referee, in badminton it’s the umpire.

What do we mean by administrator?

An "administrator" is someone who is usually involved in running a sports club or organisation.  For example, a club chairman, secretary or treasurer