Preparing to Referee

Proactive v Reactive Refereeing

Ongoing Education Program 2006

• Do I usually ‘get ready‘ to referee or just turn up?

• Am I usually focused-in at the start of the game and throughout?

• Do I have a consistent routine leading up to each match?

• Are there any things which tend to upset my routine and concentration?

Reflection Questions:

Anxietywhere does it come from and

how can we control or avoid it?

• Poor Preparation

• The Unknown

•Bad Experiences

• Visual Cues

Our state of mind can affect our performance:• Planning

• Relaxation

• Visualisation

• Recall Long Term Aspirational Goals

• An Opportunity - Short Term Performance Goals

• Controlling ‘Psych’ Levels

Waking-Up• Wake slowly

• Rehearse a number of positive thoughts

• Slowly stretch each muscle group

• Smile deliberately and develop feelings of energy

• Relatively work free care free domestic experience

Pre-Match Checklist:• Travel/Times• Food/Hydration• Equipment• Refereeing Strategies• Relaxation and Mental Rehearsal• Pre-match Talk• Teams of Three (Captains & TJs)• Dynamic Warm-Up• Visualisation

Benefits of using Visualisation

• Skills are more consistent• New skills can be learned more quickly• Mind-body coordination is better• Confidence is greater• Concentration is sharper• Peak performance can be achieved• Self-awareness is better• Can minimise the impact of the ‘unexpected”

Different Types of Focus• Long duration• Brief periods• Refocus• Narrow• Broad• On external cues• On internal cues• Shifting• Present• Segmenting

Control Reactions to Environment

Common Distracters:

• Errors• Poor Play• Bad TJ call• Major Incident• Thinking ahead to much• Anxiety (Nerves)• The Unexpected• Tiredness• Injury• Crowd• Captain

• Do the hard work at training

• Practise the skills

• Consider all the possibilities in the planning phase

• Flick the switch

• Focus on the execution

Summary:

Referee Ruck Segment

Pre and Post Game Responsibilities

of the Referee

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circulate to members