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ABC of Conflict

  • To encourage referees to think positively about the best place to stand when disciplining players

Ten and 15-Minute Refereeing

  • Two methods to help referees control periods of a game

The Goalie Trinity

  • The Goalie Trinty, advice on the grave importance of checking the goal structure properly during a referees' field of play inspection

Interview Advice

  • Congratulations you have been selected to attend a promotion interview in recognition of your excellent practical performance. You have done the hard bit now it is time to prepare you for the interview

The Learning Ladder

  • The Learning Ladder (Steps) that a referee goes through when learning the skills of refereeing, and how they affect your conscious and unconscious mind

Remembering

  • How the mind remembers information, and how becoming a Referees' Instructor, a Referees' Assessor, or a Referees' Mentor, will hugely increase and improve your performance as a Referee

Perceptual Positions

  • How to analyse a difficult match situation, by looking at it from three different perspectives (or three different sets of eyes), to find a solution

1.Yourself (the Referee)

2.The Player

3.An Observer (perhaps an Assessor, manager or a spectator)

The Goal (or outcome) Path

  • How to hone your skills by providing you with a structured and logical outcome to a difficult situation. Thus helping you to analyse where the problem stems from, and allowing you to deal with it

Mark Yourself Out of Ten

  • An easy self-assessment marking method that can help Referees train themselves to remain calm in difficult situations.

Dealing with Injuries

  • S.E.R.I.O.U.S. method for dealing with injuries on the field of play.