
Coordinate referees and umpires across your county board or club. Helond tracks grades, availability, payments and compliance in one place.
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Manage referees and umpires
Roles tailored to GAA.
GAA compliance
Track grades & vetting expiry.
Payments built in
Pay officials via Revolut links.
The assignment board
See every fixture, spot what's unassigned, and let Helond suggest the best-matched official by grade, distance and availability. Conflicts are caught before they happen.
Saturday 31 May
4 fixtures · 1 unassigned
Team A v Team B
Premier Division
Team C v Team D
Premier Division
Team E v Team F
Div 1 Division
Team G v Team H
Premier Division
One platform replaces the spreadsheets and group chats.
Assign match officials to fixtures in seconds. Conflict detection prevents double-bookings and clashes automatically.
Let Helond suggest the best-matched officials for each fixture based on grade, proximity, availability and history.
Generate mobile payment links, track who has been paid, and let officials see their season earnings.
Email and SMS notifications keep officials informed. Accept/decline links mean no more phone-tag.
Track certification levels and vetting expiry across your panel. Never field an out-of-date official again.
See hours saved, payments processed and assignment coverage at a glance. Export to CSV for your committee.
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