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The 23 MOST POWERFUL LESSONS
OF OFFICIATING
1For all but a few, officiating is an avocation.
1For all but a few, officiating is an avocation.
Keep your personal life, your professional life and your
officiating in balance.
2This “business” is seldom fair.
2This “business” is seldom fair.
Work on the things you can control. Gracefully accept
the rest.
3Officiating demands a high
ethical standard.
3Officiating demands a high
ethical standard.Your actions must be above
reproach. Don’t give a reason to have your motives
questioned.
4Each assignment you work is an
audition.
4Each assignment you work is an
audition.Look the part – dress,
demeanor, discipline. You are the medium. The medium is
the message.
5Impersonations don’t work.
5Impersonations don’t work.
You referee who you are.(By the way, who are you?)
6What’s expected is facilitation –
players play – you give permission.
6What’s expected is facilitation –
players play – you give permission.
Nobody ever paid to watch an official perform. Stay off stage
center. Orchestrate.
780% of the job is managing
people. Being superior at the remaining 20% won’t cut it.
780% of the job is managing
people. Being superior at the remaining 20% won’t cut it.Learn the art of influencing
people and the science of its application
8Criticism comes with the
territory.
8Criticism comes with the
territory.Plan on it. You have to learn to
love it when they BOO!
9The hallmark of great officiating
is not neutrality.
9The hallmark of great officiating
is not neutrality.
Each word and deed must reinforce your impartiality.
10Participant safety is primary
responsibility.
10Participant safety is primary
responsibility.Your game decisions should err
on the side of safety. Always!
11The rules are the foundation of
the game.
11The rules are the foundation of
the game.Acquire a reverence for the rules
and be guided and inspired by it!
12There are the rules and then the
spirit of those rules.
12There are the rules and then the
spirit of those rules.Enforcing the “spirit of a rule” is
possible when you use good common sense.
13A solid pregame conference
makes a difference – a big one.
13A solid pregame conference
makes a difference – a big one.
Take the lead! Make yours timely, tactical and tactful.
14There’s no score at the start of
the game.
14There’s no score at the start of
the game.Start each game without bias. A memory will dig you a hole
faster than a shovel.
15Bad body language will silence
good words.
15Bad body language will silence
good words.Learn how to deliver the
message, especially when they won’t like what you have to say!
16I heard you twice the first time!
16I heard you twice the first time!
Be clear, concise and coherent. Minimize the chance of
misinterpretation.
17It takes extraordinary restraint
to get the job done.
17It takes extraordinary restraint to get the
job done.
Use your emotions and your focus to bring calm out of chaos.
18Don’t call ’em the way you see ’em, call ’em the way they are!
18Don’t call ’em the way you see ’em, call ’em the way they are!
What you “see” might in fact be at odds with what actually
happened. Describe with care.
19Mistakes are made and we make
them every game.
19Mistakes are made and we make
them every game.
If you make one, make it for the right reason. If you clearly
have made one, own up!
20A wrong call will get lots more attention than a wrong one.
20A wrong call will get lots more attention than a wrong one.
You won’t be paid a premium for making the best call of
your career.
21Do What When?
21Do What When?
Wrong ActionWrong Time
DISASTER
Right ActionWrong TimeRESISTANCE
Wrong ActionRight TimeMISTAKE
Right ActionRight TimeSUCCESS
22Pour no gasoline!
22Pour no gasoline!
You are prohibited from making things worse.
23It takes a support team to reach
the higher elevations.
23It takes a support team to reach
the higher elevations.
Remember where you came from and who broke trail
for you.