 Fröhliche
Schiedsrichter kreieren eine fröhliche Umgebung- Happy Referees minimise complaints
- Fröhliche
Schiedsrichter födern die Kameradschaft
Warum ist
man Schiedsrichter?
Why do referees officiate sports? That is a vexed question that most officials in any sport ask themselves regularly. We all have senses of why we do it. To stay active athletically, to undertake a challenge, to satisfy a need to be an authority figure, to serve young people, to prove ourselves every time out on the court are all strong motivational factors.
Dieser
Motivations-Faktor ist wahrscheinlich vergleichbar mit
dem Thrill, den Leute empfinden, wenn sie mit einem
Fallschirm aus einem Flugzeug abspringen, zwischen den
Wellen mit Haien schwimmen oder mit einem Bungee-Seil
in den Abgrund jagen. Diese Teufelkerle leben gerne
im Grenzbereich. Selten aber sind diese Teufelskerle
mit den gleichen Angriffen der Öffentlichkeit konfrontiert
wie Schiedsrichter.
Trotz
allem bin ich sicher, dass einer der Hauptgründe fürs
Pfeifen der Spass ist! Was für ein Spass, werden Sie
fragen?
Above all this I am sure one of the major reasons is for the fun! What fun you may ask? Fun as described in the dictionary is "hilarity, amusement, enjoyment, sport".
Trifft
das wirklich auf einen Schiedsrichter zu? Ja!
Erstens,
Schiedsrichter machen diese Job, weil sie das Spiel
lieben und es Spaß macht. Unglücklicherweise kann dieses
Spass-Element mit der Zeit verschwinden. Wie können
wir uns also den Spass über die gesamte Dauer des Schiedsrichter-Daseins
behalten?
Der
Schiedsrichter
- Understand that the official has an important role in the game, but be realistic enough to except the fact that the official is not the most important part of the game. Know what your role is.
- Learn the rules, but apply a common sense approach to their application. Be good at your craft.
- Officials need to enjoy coming to do their job (if not, consider giving up).
- Be careful not to do too many games, as the enjoyment may start to fade.
- Provide support to one another. Act as a team. Do not criticise fellow officials.
- Help lesser experienced officials by acting as a mentor.
- Develop the confidence to be able to admit to mistakes, and to show an empathy to the players.
- Be willing to improve and learn by seeking further education and training.
- Talk to players and coaches to encompass a different perspective on the game.
- Smile! Show your emotions. If you are enjoying yourself, let the players know.
- Have a joke with your partner. Make a humorous remark to a player. Lighten up when times allow.
- Arrange to meet up with friends and colleagues in a social environment after the games.
- Join a team, or create a team of fellow officials and friends to play a game on a non officiating night.
- Go to elite games as a group and watch the officials together.
- Recognise and arrange small rewards for achievements of fellow officials at an informal social gathering.
- Look upon officiating as a means of getting fit and having exercise in an indoor, clean environment while also picking up some pocket money.
Die Spieler / Trainer
/ Funktionäre
- Make the official feel important and wanted. (This can be achieved by players and teams acknowledging the referees by the occasional "Good job ref., Thanks ref., Well done ref")
- Provide opportunities for inexperienced officials to ask questions from experienced officials.
- Create an environment where officials enjoy coming to do their job.
- Increase the quantity of officials available at domestic level.
- Provide support in times of need, consistently maintaining the codes of behaviour
- Develop a mentor program to assist the development of new officials as well as give the mentoree responsibility of helping fellow officials.
- Provide good coaching, and encourage better player and coach acceptance of officials.
- Provide opportunities for further education and training of officials, commensurate with their needs.
- Provide a facility where players/coaches and officials can socialise.
- Encourage officials to enjoy what the do. Appreciate the job they do.
- Promote communication between all concerned in the game.
- Provide a pleasant environment where officiating friends can meet and socialise.
- Encourage referees to play/coach by accommodating special requests.
- Provide discount or even free tickets to elite games for groups of officials.
- Provide regular achievement awards, and annual recognition along with players
and coaches.
- Encourage and promote a clean environment and a great way and place to be involved in exercise.
Not only can and should officiating be fun, but there are some added bonuses that referees may develop through officiating. Interesting life skills can be discovered and developed in an individual once they take up and pursue the avocation of officiating;
Officiating;
- Promotes new skills of diplomacy, e.g. becoming an active listener, not taking oneself too seriously.
- Teaches individuals to take chances which in turn develops confidence.
- Teaches how to deal with frustrations.
- Teaches how to overcome personal anguish.
- Promotes self confidence, and reduces shyness, often creating a more outgoing individual.
- Teaches how to handle and deal with a crisis. (crisis control)
- Appreciates an understanding of the value of teamwork.
- Assists with problem solving, learning how to listen first, speak second and not to always respond directly to the question or accusation.
- Teaches how to be far more accommodating when dealing with people.
- Encourages an individual to always try to be nice and to treat people with respect.
- Encourages a more conscious need to remain healthy and in good physical shape.
- Promotes self assurance which helps accept criticism better.
- Forces individuals to become an assertive leader, and decision maker.
- Promotes a good and healthy self image.
- Teaches how to be flexible and to go with the punches rather than creating conflict.
So by officiating not only are referees having fun but they are being offered a real stimulus for personal growth and development.
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