PROFESSIONALISM IN HIGH SCHOOL REFEREEING

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PROFESSIONALISM IN HIGH SCHOOL REFEREEING

• SGVSOA

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FIRST IMPRESSON

• You only have one opportunity to make a good
  first impression
• How you appear, how you approach the coaches,
  players, and school administrators can affect
  your management of the game.

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What Makes a Good Impression

• Uniform appearance
• Neat, clean, and correct
• Matches the other official(s)
• Shoes Polished
• Correct Badge
• Personal Grooming
• Clean Shaven (men)
• Hair neat
• The appearance of looking forward to an exciting
  game.

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What Makes a Good Impression

• Attitude to Players, Coaches, School
  Administrators, Spectators, and other referees.
• Polite
• Courteous
• Respectful

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What Makes a Good Impression

• Knowledge of the Rules for High School
• Field Etiquette

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Before The Game

• Approach the Field
• 15 30 Minutes prior to start
• Fully Dressed
• With proper equipment
• As a Team
• Inspect the Field
• Pre-game conference with team captains and
  coaches
• Coin Toss

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Before the Game

• Inspect the players
• Line-up cards
• Players Equipment
• Not on the line-up card, sit in the stands

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During the Match

• Know the High School Rules and apply them
• Be consistent
• Be fair and impartial
• Be friendly but firm
• Keep with in the spirit and the boundary of the
  rules
• Be Calm

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During the Match

• Use step control (TWWCDST)
• Talk
• Warn
• Whistle
• Caution
• Disqualify
• Suspend
• Terminate

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During the Match

• Communicate
• Never, Never, NEVER use foul or inappropriate
  language (in any language)

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What does it mean to be a Professional

• Competence
• Knowledge Skill Experience
• Confidence
• Belief in own competence
• It is okay to have an ego it is not okay to be
  egotistical.
• Commitment
• To the game, to being a professional, to do your
  best.

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Summary

• We are paid by the High Schools to do a job in
  accordance with the National Federation of State
  High School Association Rule Book for Soccer.
  When we accept the assignment we are obligated to
  follow those rules to the best of our ability.