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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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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Managing Matchday Anxiety
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
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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Defining Moments That Affect a Referee’s Confidence
Every referee, in every country and at every level, experiences a crisis of confidence at some point in their career. Whether it is being….
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How Referees Can Boost Their Mental Toughness In The Face Of Adversity
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….
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Avoiding Allowing Negative Self-Talk to Cause you to Make an Error
Officiating under pressure, especially in key fixtures, such as cup finals, can be extremely difficult for referees. You might feel like……
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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….
Being Assertive Out In The Middle
As referees, one of the biggest challenges we face is maintaining a good level of match control, one of the ways we may achieve this is by…..
How to Approach Officiating Key Fixtures
As we head towards a period of the season when Cup Finals are being played, let’s take a look at how we approach big games as match officials. Do your thoughts turn to…….
How To Be A Confident Leader When Refereeing
Confident Leadership takes mental toughness to ‘survive and thrive’. As resilience is key to working through the never-ending distractions and resistance, confidence is……..
How to Be Mentally Prepared for Dissent
Emotions can supercharge or ruin the performance of a referee out in the middle. Have you ever had a game where players, spectators or club officials got into your head?…..