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Using Adversity to Your Advantage as a Referee

Using Adversity to Your Advantage as a Referee

Emotional Control, Mental Health, Mindset, Wellbeing / By Nathan Sherratt

Think about what types of adversity have created difficulty for your refereeing career in the past? Maybe you have experienced an injury….

Referees - Staying Active & Motivated During Fallow Periods

Referees – Staying Active & Motivated During Fallow Periods

Mental Health, Mindset, Motivation / By Nathan Sherratt

How do you feel and what do you do when your season is disrupted?Injuries, illnesses, inclement weather, facility closures and holidays are…

Prioritising Goals Over Outcomes to Develop as Referees

Prioritising Goals Over Outcomes to Develop as Referees

Education, Focus, Mindset / By Nathan Sherratt

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: An Added Tool in the Armoury of Referees

Visualisation: An Added Tool in the Armoury of Referees

Confidence, Emotional Control, Mindset / By Nathan Sherratt

Visualisation is something to be experienced, a training experience, a preparatory experience and a warm-up experience. Visualisation is….

Dealing With Unexpected Challenges Out in The Middle

Dealing With Unexpected Challenges Out in The Middle

Confidence, Pressure, Resilience / By Nathan Sherratt

Conditions aren’t always perfect on a matchday. Rain, excessive heat, poor pitch condition, partisan fanbases and facilities unfit for….

Managing Matchday Anxiety

Managing Matchday Anxiety

Performance Anxiety, Pressure, Wellbeing / By Nathan Sherratt

Anxiety and worry are some of the biggest performance challenges for active referees young and old. Anxious officials often make such….

Being Decisive to Improve Accuracy in Your Performance

Being Decisive to Improve Accuracy in Your Performance

Confidence, Performance Anxiety, Pressure / By Nathan Sherratt

Making quick decisions is essential in the fast moving, dynamic fixtures we officiate. Quite often we are required to make fast decisions….

Overcoming & Using Intimidation to Your Advantage

Overcoming & Using Intimidation to Your Advantage

Emotional Control, Focus, Mindset / By Nathan Sherratt

“The intimidation factor” is a common challenge for many officials. Some players, club officials and spectators will seek to get a mental….

Defining Moments That Affect a Referee's Confidence

Defining Moments That Affect a Referee’s Confidence

Confidence, Pressure, Stress / By Nathan Sherratt

Every referee, in every country and at every level, experiences a crisis of confidence at some point in their career. Whether it is being….

Dealing With Your Inner Critic When Out in The Middle

Dealing With Your Inner Critic When Out in The Middle

Confidence, Emotional Control, Mindset / By Nathan Sherratt

As a referee, your colleagues and your biggest adversary present two separate challenges. Your colleague may be a referee you have climbed…

How Referees Who've Faced Adversity Have Boosted Their Mental Toughness

How Referees Can Boost Their Mental Toughness In The Face Of Adversity

Pressure, Stress / By Nathan Sherratt

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….

Improving Performance - Finding Your Rhythm With Good Preparation

Improving Performance – Finding Your Rhythm With Good Preparation

Confidence, Focus / By Nathan Sherratt

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…..

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