Korean Football Association Expands Non-Referee Members in Professional Referee Evaluation Committee from One to Three

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The Korean Football Association has decided to increase the number of non-referee members participating in the Professional Referee Evaluation Committee, which is responsible for analyzing and evaluating the match management capabilities of K League referees, from one to three.

On the 25th, the KFA stated, "We are restructuring the composition of the Professional Referee Evaluation Committee and expanding the proportion of non-referee members to over 40% for the first time. This is part of fulfilling the referee policy development tasks announced in February, aiming to actively incorporate diverse perspectives from non-referee members on referee decisions."

The Professional Referee Evaluation Committee is an organization that thoroughly reviews major referee decisions occurring in K League matches every week from multiple angles, ultimately determining whether decisions were correct or erroneous, and finalizing the scores that serve as criteria for referee promotion or demotion.

Originally, there was only one non-referee member in the Professional Referee Evaluation Committee, but this restructuring will expand participation to include three individuals from the Korea Professional Football League who are not former referees, including Kim Ho-young Gi Sul-wi (Director). Additionally, four decision-making experts from the KFA, such as former referee instructors and analysts, will participate in the committee.

The KFA explained, "We plan to actively incorporate diverse perspectives from non-referee members with rich on-site experience, such as coaches and match supervisors, to enhance the fairness and credibility of K League referee evaluations and continuously create a decision-making environment that both the field and fans can accept."

The association also announced that the previously proposed 'Monday Briefing' plan has been effectively canceled. Instead, similar to recent practices, it will provide guidance on major decision issues through 'Decision Briefings.' The KFA had earlier stated its intention to hold briefings every Monday whenever a decision issue arose and directly explain the matter, but this has never been implemented even once so far.

A representative from the Football Association stated, "We promised 'Monday Briefing' to provide immediate guidance when major issues related to referee decisions occurred, but in reality, larger and more significant matters require discussion through the Professional Referee Evaluation Committee rather than by a small number of individuals. Going forward, we plan to provide guidance on issue-related matters through Decision Briefings."

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