Officiating fixtures can be overly demanding and often stressful from time to time. When refereeing, maintaining stable confidence levels is….
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Good preparation for any referee starts the night before matchday. There is a lot of truth in the phrase: “fail to prepare, prepare to fail”…..
How would you rate your confidence level over the course of the 2023/24 season? Would you give yourself an A? B? C+?….
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Someone once told me that I shouldn’t turn refereeing, my passion into my work. They went on to say that….
Imagery is a form of simulation that is similar to real sensory experiences except the experiences happen in the mind. Through imagery, you…
As we head towards the end of the season, changes will happen, officials will retire and others will be promoted to new levels. Transitions….
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Nothing makes referees cringe more than people saying that an official has “guessed”, that their decisions are completely down to chance….
In a study with 200 referees, we found those who were trained to use a combination of cognitive specific imagery and motivational self-talk….
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To really change your refereeing performances you need to control the controllables. Sometimes we think we are in control of everything but….
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Struggling to sleep? The answer to a good night’s sleep might not be to relax and do nothing, but to get out refereeing. As little as ten….
Emotional intelligence is a popular construct associated to business, education, health and more recently refereeing. There is clear evidence….
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Just because you are provided or provide your referees with the information does not mean they will actually take it in. There are many….
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