You may have read my recent three part blog revealing my experiences with creating a Referee Communication Forum for rugby union referees (Click here for Part 1) . These blogs were focussed on how the forum was created and delivered to the specific community in focus, however, I didn't provide you with examples of why a lot of the sporting Read more [...]

You've made it to Part 3! It's been a long journey and i'm glad you've stuck with it as the end is now in sight! For us guys on the TPE site, judgement day was upon us. The idea for the forum had been sparked after the gripping England Vs Wales match, where people felt that some referee decisions could be discussed along with the "elephant Read more [...]

So, as discussed in Part 1, I created an interactive start page that would instruct all members on how to work their way around the site. As well as ensuring people could work the way around the site, the instructions were provided to ensure people used the site in a certain way. The power of the site would be in viewing video files and commenting Read more [...]

Recently, I was heavily involved in creating a specific Team Performance Exchange (TPE) website which was designed to join a group of specialist rugby people from a variety of backgrounds, including coaching, officiation and analysis. These people were being encouraged to join the Referee Communication Forum, a TPE site which would enable Read more [...]