Referee Abuse: Where Do We Draw The Line?
Upon the suspension of football at all levels in March 2020, millions of people in the UK were left to come to terms with a sudden loss of…
Emotional Control
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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How Control is an Essential Element of Mental Toughness For Referees
Many of the previous editions of The Third Team Blog have revolved around lockdown, coronavirus and the implications that this has had on…..
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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….
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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Overcoming & Using Intimidation to Your Advantage
“The intimidation factor” is a common challenge for many officials. Some players, club officials and spectators will seek to get a mental….
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Dealing With Your Inner Critic When Out in The Middle
As a referee, your colleagues and your biggest adversary present two separate challenges. Your colleague may be a referee you have climbed…
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Officiating To Your Optimum Level With A Higher Intensity
Do you achieve a high enough intensity during your pre-match routine to perform at your best from the moment you blow the first whistle?…..
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Refereeing With Focus When Officiating Teams With Bullying Tactics
Does refereeing a team who try to bully you and your colleagues into making decisions which favour them, disrupt your strategies? Do you….
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Being Focused on Your Strategy When Refereeing
Are you focused on finishing top of your banding table? Are you looking to achieve an improvement in your performances? Do you want to rank higher….
Referees: Focusing on What You Can Control
When I talk to sports psychologists, they tell me about the mantra most crucial to their work with anyone in sport: “Control the controllables.”……
Referees On Social Media – Making The Right Decisions Online
In the world we live in today, a referee’s decision, whether it be correct or incorrect, is uploaded online within seconds of it happening…..
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