Preparing to Referee Proactive v Reactive Refereeing

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Preparing to RefereeProactive v Reactive
Refereeing
Ongoing Education Program 2006
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Reflection Questions

• Do I usually get ready to referee or just turn
  up?
• Am I usually focused-in at the start of the game
  and throughout?
• Do I have a consistent routine leading up to each
  match?
• Are there any things which tend to upset my
  routine and concentration?

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Anxietywhere does it come from and how can we
control or avoid it?

• Poor Preparation
• The Unknown
• Bad Experiences
• Visual Cues

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Our state of mind can affect our performance

• Planning
• Relaxation
• Visualisation
• Recall Long Term Aspirational Goals
• An Opportunity - Short Term Performance
  Goals
• Controlling Psych Levels

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Waking-Up

• Wake slowly
• Rehearse a number of positive thoughts
• Slowly stretch each muscle group
• Smile deliberately and develop feelings of energy
• Relatively work free care free domestic
  experience

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Pre-Match Checklist

• Travel/Times
• Food/Hydration
• Equipment
• Refereeing Strategies
• Relaxation and Mental Rehearsal
• Pre-match Talk
• Teams of Three (Captains TJs)
• Dynamic Warm-Up
• Visualisation

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Benefits of using Visualisation

• Skills are more consistent
• New skills can be learned more quickly
• Mind-body coordination is better
• Confidence is greater
• Concentration is sharper
• Peak performance can be achieved
• Self-awareness is better
• Can minimise the impact of the unexpected

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Different Types of Focus

• Long duration
• Brief periods
• Refocus
• Narrow
• Broad
• On external cues
• On internal cues
• Shifting
• Present
• Segmenting

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Control Reactions to EnvironmentCommon
Distracters

• Errors
• Poor Play
• Bad TJ call
• Major Incident
• Thinking ahead to much
• Anxiety (Nerves)
• The Unexpected
• Tiredness
• Injury
• Crowd
• Captain

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Summary

• Do the hard work at training
• Practise the skills
• Consider all the possibilities in the planning
  phase
• Flick the switch
• Focus on the execution

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Referee Ruck SegmentPre and Post Game
Responsibilities of the Referee

• Brain storm and produce two lists
• which we will get typed up and
• circulate to members