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Preparing to Referee Proactive v Reactive Refereeing. Ongoing Education Program 2006. Reflection Questions:. 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?
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Preparing to RefereeProactive v Reactive Refereeing Ongoing Education Program 2006
Reflection Questions: • 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?
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 EnvironmentCommon Distracters: • Errors • Poor Play • Bad TJ call • Major Incident • Thinking ahead to much • Anxiety (Nerves) • The Unexpected • Tiredness • Injury • Crowd • Captain
Summary: • Do the hard work at training • Practise the skills • Consider all the possibilities in the planning phase • Flick the switch • Focus on the execution
Referee Ruck SegmentPre and Post Game Responsibilities of the Referee Brain storm and produce two lists which we will get typed up and circulate to members