. REFEREES’ COURSE 19 AUGUST 2007 PRESENTATION BY BERTIE SMITH A.R.L.B

EXPECTATIONS OF A REFEREE POSING TWO QUESTIONS POSING TWO QUESTIONS WHAT YOU EXPECT FROM YOURSELF WHAT YOU EXPECT FROM YOURSELF WHAT PLAYERS, COACHES, SELECTORS, SUPPORTERS, ETC. EXPECT FROM YOU WHAT PLAYERS, COACHES, SELECTORS, SUPPORTERS, ETC. EXPECT FROM YOU

KNOWLEDGE OF LAW ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL HAVE NUMEROUS LAW BOOKS HAVE NUMEROUS LAW BOOKS STASH THEM EVERYWHERE STASH THEM EVERYWHERE NEVER IGNORE YOUR LAW NEVER IGNORE YOUR LAW KEEP REVISING KEEP REVISING

FITNESS ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL FIVE S’s FIVE S’s STAMINA STAMINA SPEED SPEED STRENGTH STRENGTH SKILL SKILL SOUL SOUL

PLANNING AND PREPARATION PLAN TO PREPARE PLAN TO PREPARE PREPARE TO PLAN PREPARE TO PLAN LOOK THE PART LOOK THE PART CHECK YOUR KIT/KITBAG CHECK YOUR KIT/KITBAG

YOUR PLAN BE AVAILABLE BE AVAILABLE BE PLEASANT BE PLEASANT BE NICE BE NICE BE FIRM BE FIRM BE ACCOMMODATING BE ACCOMMODATING BE YOURSELF BE YOURSELF BE AS GOOD AS YOU CAN BE BE AS GOOD AS YOU CAN BE

MAKE A NAME FOR YOURSELF VERY DIFFICULT VERY DIFFICULT FRAUGHT WITH DANGER FRAUGHT WITH DANGER TAKES TIME TAKES TIME REFEREE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE REFEREE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE WHATEVER THE LEVEL, GAME IS THERE TO BE REFEREED WHATEVER THE LEVEL, GAME IS THERE TO BE REFEREED NO FRIENDLIES NO FRIENDLIES YOUR NAME PRECEDES YOU YOUR NAME PRECEDES YOU

PRIOR TO GAME ARRIVE – ON TIME ARRIVE – ON TIME SPEAK TO COACHES AND CAPTAINS SPEAK TO COACHES AND CAPTAINS CHECK PITCH CHECK PITCH TALK TO TJ’S TALK TO TJ’S CHECK BOOTS. DRESSING ROOM CHAT CHECK BOOTS. DRESSING ROOM CHAT TOSS TOSS

THE GAME PUT PLAN IN TO OPERATION PUT PLAN IN TO OPERATION WORK RATE WORK RATE WHISTLE TONE WHISTLE TONE QUALITY OF DECISIONS QUALITY OF DECISIONS WARNINGS AND CARDS WARNINGS AND CARDS DOWNTIME DOWNTIME CONSISTENCY CONSISTENCY IN GAME ITSELF IN GAME ITSELF

POST GAME THANK TJ’S THANK TJ’S DON’T APPROACH ANYBODY DON’T APPROACH ANYBODY ALLOW THEM TO COME TO YOU ALLOW THEM TO COME TO YOU IF TEAM OF THREE, BE AS ONE IF TEAM OF THREE, BE AS ONE PARTAKE IN HOSPITALITY PARTAKE IN HOSPITALITY

EXPECTATIONS OF A REFEREE COACH WORK RATE WORK RATE POSITIONING POSITIONING LINES OF RUNNING LINES OF RUNNING SIGNALS SIGNALS SCANNING SCANNING IN GOAL IN GOAL BREAKDOWN – BALL OR PENALTY BREAKDOWN – BALL OR PENALTY

TO BE ENJOYED WILL DO IF YOU WILL DO IF YOU SERIOUS ABOUT IT SERIOUS ABOUT IT WORK HARD WORK HARD

FINALLY GOOD LUCK GOOD LUCK THANK YOU THANK YOU