Having Trust in Your Refereeing Skills
What does it mean to have trust in your officiating ability? Trust may very well be the most important factor in peak performance. What is…
Confidence
Managing Anxiety & Refereeing With Confidence
How anxious do you become during stressful moments in fixtures? Would you describe yourself as an anxious referee? Anxiety doesn’t just….
The Mindset To Approach Centrepiece Matches As Referees
As the end of the season comes into view, the thoughts of referees turn to whether they will be appointed to a key fixture such as a cup….
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Visualising Success Before Blowing The First Whistle
How do you gain a mental edge which assists you in controlling 22 players and club officials? Mental practice or visualisation is one….
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Reacting Well To High Pressure Periods During Games
How do you officiate under pressure? What situations within games do you find the most stressful? Play-off fixtures, knockout matches and….
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Developing Your Comeback Plan For The Return To Refereeing
It’s important to think carefully about how referees go back to officiating after an absence which will have had an impact upon confidence…
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Ten Points For Coping When it All Goes Wrong on The Field of Play
We all face disappointments in life. But in sport, and especially as referees, there are factors that make these disappointments harder to…
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Motivation – How Referees Can Become & Remain Motivated
Most referees want to change at least one thing in their game. But it can be challenging to find the motivation just to make a start on….
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Adopting Philosophies For Letting Go of Mistakes
At this moment in time referees making perceived errors and the frequency of those errors are being called into question. In total….
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Visualisation: An Added Tool in the Armoury of Referees
Visualisation is something to be experienced, a training experience, a preparatory experience and a warm-up experience. Visualisation is….
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Dealing With Unexpected Challenges Out in The Middle
Conditions aren’t always perfect on a matchday. Rain, excessive heat, poor pitch condition, partisan fanbases and facilities unfit for….
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Being Decisive to Improve Accuracy in Your Performance
Making quick decisions is essential in the fast moving, dynamic fixtures we officiate. Quite often we are required to make fast decisions….
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