Mental Game of Refereeing Brian Baxter, MA Sport Psychology Sport Psychology Institute NW
Brian Baxter, MA Sport Psychology Played Club & High School sports in Gainesville, FL Played soccer at Wofford College in S. Carolina 20+ years coaching, USSF C License 2+ years refereeing 9+ years sports parent Director – BaxterSports Summer Camps Director – SPINw Author – The Sports Mindset Gameplan
My Lacrosse Connection My Grandfather... Washington and Lee Men's Lacrosse Coach Year Coach Record 1947 John Baxter 4-2 1948 John Baxter 4-3 1949 John Baxter 3-8 1950 John Baxter 5-5-1 4 Seasons John Baxter 16-18-1 (.471)
The “Four Pillars” of Sports Technical Tactical Physical Mental
What is Sport Psychology? Sport - an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature -Psychology - the science of the mind or of mental states and processes. -Roles for the Mental Skills Coach: Teacher, Counselor, Coach
Sports Mindset Pyramid
The Mental Game for Referees “Refereeing is hard” “Referees are a necessary evil.” -Phil Jackson, NBA coach
Confidence and Mental Toughness Confidence - belief in yourself and your abilities Mental Toughness -the ability to remain confident and re-gain confidence over time
Confidence is based on FOCUS knowing what to focus on, and the ability to control & change focus Focus: Selectively concentration on one aspect of the environment while ignoring other things
In Your Control Out of Your Control “The Controllables” In Your Control Out of Your Control Other People: Coaches, Players, Parents, Fans Conditions - Weather, Field Situation: Time left, score of the game Injury or illness Results or Outcome Past and Future Effort Attitude Preparation Present Moment
Confidence is based on FOCUS knowing what to focus on, and the ability to control & change focus Selectively concentration on one aspect of the environment while ignoring other things Also, knowing what distracts you, and developing the ability to control focus & change focus to something you can control
Emotions in Sport
You Will Make Mistakes! Have a plan to re-focus You will be not feeling it that day You will have had a stressful day at work or home You will get yelled at You will get a call wrong You will be unsure of yourself and have doubts You will have negative self talk Have a plan to re-focus
How you handle it > the mistake itself! Some Sport Psychology Techniques Pre-Performance Routines Goal Setting Mission Statements Visualization + Mental Rehearsal Positive Self-Talk Leadership and Communication Body Language Re-focusing techniques
Re-Focusing Techniques Simple Reminders to Re-Focus attention when distracted 1 - Actions 2 - Words 3 - Visual Cue
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