What information does a match record contain?
Before digitalising, understand what a standard record contains: match details (date, time, venue, competition and round), starting and substitute line-ups for each team, final result and partial scores (sets, games, periods), incidents (cards, injuries, protests), and signatures from the referee and both team delegates.
Advantages of digital records over paper
- Instant publication: The result appears in the standings the moment the record is closed, without waiting for manual transcription.
- Complete traceability: Who signed the record, from which device and at what time. Impossible to falsify.
- Works offline: The referee can fill in the record without Wi-Fi. It syncs when the signal is restored.
- Accessible history: Any record from any season is one click away, no searching through physical archives.
Step 1: Prepare line-ups before the match
The delegate for each team enters the line-up in the app before the match. When the referee arrives, the line-ups are already loaded and only need to be confirmed.
Step 2: The referee opens the record on the pitch
With DMS Manager, the referee receives a notification for their assigned match. On arriving at the venue, they open the app and see match details already loaded, proposed line-ups from each delegate, the field for entering partial results in real time, and the incidents section.
Step 3: Recording results and closing
During or after the match, the referee enters the partial results. At the end, both delegates sign digitally from their phones, the referee closes the record with their signature, the system locks the record and publishes the result automatically, and a PDF of the signed record is generated, available to both clubs and the federation.
Step 4: Incident and sanction management
Cards and sanctions recorded in the record are processed automatically: a red card generates an automatic sanction pending ratification by the committee; a signed protest opens a case in the system; the sanctioned player is blocked for upcoming rounds until resolution.
Conclusion
The digital match record is not an incremental improvement: it is a paradigm shift. Instant results, full traceability, zero paper and automated sanction management. If your federation or league still uses paper, now is the time to make the leap.