Built for how assigning works now
Run your entire officiating operation in one place.
Schedule qualified referees and umpires, manage availability and game changes, automate communication, track evaluations and reports, and prepare payroll without spreadsheets, scattered messages, or last-minute chaos.
Built by active officials and assignors. Serving the officiating community since 2005.
The work that still lives in inboxes and spreadsheets
Assignors should not have to rebuild the same night of games from email threads, text messages, and a workbook that only one person understands.
- Spreadsheets that drift out of date
- Repeated texts and phone calls for availability
- Ineligible officials assigned by accident
- Double bookings and last-minute changes
- Manual payroll and scattered reports
After Horizon is the source of truth
Games, officials, qualifications, messages, reports, and payroll sit in one operation that assignors and officials can both use.
- Qualified, available officials
- Automatic notifications when assignments change
- Clear assignment status
- Accurate reports and organized records
- Less administrative back-and-forth
A straightforward assigning workflow
Import or create games
Build the schedule in Horizon or bring games in from a spreadsheet.
Assign qualified, available officials
Use eligibility, blocks, and availability so the wrong person is harder to put on a game.
Publish and notify
Officials receive assignments and can accept or decline from the web or the mobile apps.
Manage changes, reports, and payroll
Handle cancellations, evaluations, game reports, and pay from the same operation.
What Horizon is for
Schedule with confidence
Manual assigning, automatic assigning, qualifications, restrictions, and linked games.
Keep everyone informed
Email, push notifications, and optional text reminders when games are published or changed.
Develop and evaluate officials
Ratings, observer comments, and rankings when your organization turns those tools on.
Simplify reporting and payroll
Game and incident reports, fee structures, mileage, and payroll reports sit in the same operation. United States organizations can also send electronic ACH through Payment Center, with published processing fees.
Manage from anywhere
Native Android and iOS apps, plus Google Calendar and iCal sync for officials who want games on their own calendar.
Used across sports
If you assign sports officials, Horizon is built for the same operation: games, people, rules, messages, and pay.
And other sports your organization assigns
- Flag Football
- Netball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track & Field
- Water Polo
- Gymnastics
- Competitive Cheerleading
- Golf
Used by officiating organizations around the world
Horizon is used in the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Japan, and other countries. The interface is available in thirteen languages, so assignors and officials can work in the language they already use.
Available in thirteen languages
Assignors and officials can work in any of these languages, from any country.
- English
- Français
- Español
- Deutsch
- Italiano
- 日本語
- 한국어
- Português
- 中文
- Русский
- Polski
- العربية
- हिन्दी
Built for the person who has to fill the slate
- Fill games faster with availability and eligibility in front of you
- Apply qualifications and restrictions consistently
- Cut the back-and-forth that used to live in email
- See the full operation from one place
Referees and umpires can do their part without a spreadsheet
- Manage availability
- Receive assignments and accept or decline
- Raise your hand for open slots when your organization posts them
- Open the schedule on a phone
- Submit reports and review applicable pay information
Pay officials from the same operation that assigned the game
Payroll reports come with every subscription. United States organizations can also send electronic ACH through Payment Center, with published processing fees.
See Payment CenterWhat assignors say
Gene Binda
I have used a number of assigning websites over the years and without question this is THE BEST I have ever come across. It is easy to use, and they can make any adjustment to make your scheduling system fit your specific needs. I use it everyday and have recommended this site to every assignor I do business with and they have made the switch. Everyone is very happy with the change.
Al Sterling
HorizonWebRef.com has cut my day to day scheduling workload in half. I now rely on the system, as well as the officials I assign to do the communication (email/text) grunt work. I no longer have to "negotiate" schedule offerings / accepts or declines manually via email. - Great Product - Even better when I have to submit payroll as the readily available reports are there instantly and accurate. I very much trust this system and hardily recommend it to fellow schedulers - regardless of the specific sport.
Cut the time spent assigning in half
Since using the HorizonWebRef system, our communication between officials, coaches and program director's have been greatly enhanced. No more missed phone calls confirming assignments, games or game changes. With a click of a button, everyone involved is informed. From the scheduling and assigning perspective, we have simplified both assigning and scheduling cutting the time spent on both in half.
Officials are thrilled with the site and the app
We have been using Horizon to schedule our officials for three years now and our officials are thrilled with all aspects of the site as well as the mobile app. We find Horizon to be an economical and easy to use tool. Each official can set their own reminders schedule and can use the site for information on the partner, the site and the teams. Overall, we are more than satisfied and find this tool more user friendly than other systems which we've used previously.
Adding schedules now takes minutes instead of hours
Horizon Web Ref made it much easier to import schedules into the system. Adding schedules now take minutes instead of hours. Also Horizon is constantly updating their system to make things user friendly. I would recommend Horizon Web Ref to anyone who is looking for different assigning software.
Officials already work from a phone
Android and iOS apps come with a subscription — the same product screens officials and assignors already use on game day.
Published annual pricing
Licenses are sold as annual packages, using the same published pricing you will see at purchase.
Mini Group
$241.50 USD
per year
Includes 30 user licenses
Small Group
$322.50 USD
per year
Includes 50 user licenses
Medium Group
$485.00 USD
per year
Includes 100 user licenses
Moving from a spreadsheet or another system
Horizon can import game schedules and help you rebuild structure, officials, and rules. Use the live demonstration to see whether the workflow fits before you purchase.
See how switching worksQuestions buyers ask
Answer
A new subscription is ready right after purchase.
A basic setup can be ready in a few hours, and larger organizations often take days or weeks because they choose to configure more rules, groups, and history.
Answer
Yes.
You can create games in Horizon or import a spreadsheet.
SportsEngine schedule imports are also available when that source is in use.
Answer
Yes.
Officials and assignors can use the free Android and iOS apps that come with a subscription, or a modern web browser.
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Scheduling, assigning, availability, payroll reports, evaluations, game reports, calendar sync, and the mobile apps come with your subscription.
Premium SMS, the developer API, and extended archiving are optional add-ons.
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You purchase an annual package of user licenses.
Assignors, officials, and most administrators occupy a license.
Team coaches and school athletic directors do not.
Additional licenses are sold in groups of five.
Answer
Yes.
Explore the live demonstration.
You receive login credentials by email and can use a shared demonstration organization.
No sales appointment is required.
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Chat and email support come with your subscription, Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Time.
Support generally walks you through changes rather than editing your data for you.
Answer
Yes.
You can import schedules, recreate structure, add officials, and run a test period.
See the switching page for the recommended sequence.
Answer
Yes.
Officiating organizations already use Horizon in the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Japan, and other countries, and the interface is available in thirteen languages.
Electronic ACH through Payment Center is United States only, while payroll reports and published pricing in US dollars work everywhere.
Answer
Payroll reports work everywhere.
Electronic ACH through Payment Center is United States only, with published processing fees.
For referees, umpires, and assignors
See Horizon with your own schedule in mind.
Explore the live demonstration or review published annual pricing. No sales appointment is required.