VAR Implementation In The Indonesian League Makes Indonesia's Referee Performance Develop

Deputy Chairman of the PSSI Referee Committee, Yoshimi Ogawa, said that the Indonesian referee was growing along with the implementation of VAR (VOI/Ulfa Gusti).

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of the PSSI Referee Committee from Japan, Yoshimi Ogawa, said that the referee's performance in Indonesia continues to improve.

This situation cannot be separated from the implementation of video assistant referee (VAR) in domestic competitions.

Liga 1 as the highest competition in Indonesia has implemented the use of VAR starting at the beginning of the 2024/2025 season.

Prior to that, PT Liga Indonesia Baru (LIB) as the operator of the competition had also implemented VAR during the 2023/2024 League 1 Championship Series.

According to Yoshimi Ogawa, the implementation of VAR is very helpful for the referee's performance in making decisions on the field.

You see, with the rapid development of technology, it can support the performance of human resources (HR).

"So, I'm sure they (the referees) have developed even better in making decisions."

"So, tadiLIh (Singh) juga menjelaskan kita harus berkembang lagi dalam VAR," kata Yoshimi Ogawa dalam acara Refereeing Workshop bersama media di GBK Arena pada Jumat, 29 November 2024.

"Although in the first season there still has to be a lot of adjustments, this problem doesn't just happen in Indonesia."

"In Japan, Germany, too. During the first season, they must have problems," said Ogawa again.

The development of VAR implementation in Indonesia is called Ogawa so rapidly within six months.

According to him, this is much better than other countries that take about one to two years.

"However, we already know, we have received a lot of information. Some countries have spent a year or two," said Yoshimi Ogawa.

"We (Indonesia) have enough six months to be able to prepare this (VAR technology)," he said.