Using Adversity to Your Advantage as a Referee
Think about what types of adversity have created difficulty for your refereeing career in the past? Maybe you have experienced an injury….
Think about what types of adversity have created difficulty for your refereeing career in the past? Maybe you have experienced an injury….
How do you feel and what do you do when your season is disrupted?Injuries, illnesses, inclement weather, facility closures and holidays are…
Do you find you become more and more frustrated by your inability to referee above the expected standard? Does it feel like each time that…
Visualisation is something to be experienced, a training experience, a preparatory experience and a warm-up experience. Visualisation is….
Conditions aren’t always perfect on a matchday. Rain, excessive heat, poor pitch condition, partisan fanbases and facilities unfit for….
Anxiety and worry are some of the biggest performance challenges for active referees young and old. Anxious officials often make such….
Making quick decisions is essential in the fast moving, dynamic fixtures we officiate. Quite often we are required to make fast decisions….
“The intimidation factor” is a common challenge for many officials. Some players, club officials and spectators will seek to get a mental….
Every referee, in every country and at every level, experiences a crisis of confidence at some point in their career. Whether it is being….
As a referee, your colleagues and your biggest adversary present two separate challenges. Your colleague may be a referee you have climbed…
To maximise the best of your potential ability, you must learn how to anticipate and deal with challenges. ‘Dealing with’ means to have a way….
Why does it sometimes take you 20 minutes to find your rhythm in a game? Maybe you’ve experienced this feeling: You arrive at the venue…..