Showing Patience With Your Refereeing Goals
Having the ability to think about “the big picture” allows you to see your refereeing goals as a process. Regrettably, many officials set….
Mindset
Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 – A Challenging Year For Referees
As we draw towards the conclusion of Mental Health Awareness Week 2021, I reflect upon the fact that, following 14 very difficult months….
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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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Streamlining Your Pre-Match Routine To Give Your Performance A Spark
Do you have a pre-match routine? More than a physical warm up routine, but also a mental preparation routine? Is your routine consistent? In..
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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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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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Understanding Your Identity as a Referee
Who am I? The answer to this question is far from easy as we all have a number of roles that identify who we are as individuals Whether….
Twelve Principles For Referees When Setting Effective Goals
Setting general goals such as improving your foul detection accuracy is easy but it becomes hard to determine how to go about doing this….
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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….
Referees – Staying Active & Motivated During Fallow Periods
How do you feel and what do you do when your season is disrupted?Injuries, illnesses, inclement weather, facility closures and holidays are…
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Prioritising Goals Over Outcomes to Develop as Referees
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…
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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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