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ASSOCIATION
REFEREE DEVELOPMENT – 1 MAN OFFICIATING
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Professionalism
It must be remembered that when an individual decides to learn how
to referee and is awarded monetary incentives to officiate games,
that person has to except the responsibility of being a professional.The
conduct, attitude and communication of referees on and off the court
determine how teams or spectators see them and therefore how much
trust or respect those teams and spectators will have for the officials.By
being professional in your approach to your approach to your duties
as a
referee, you can help determine the level of success you will have
on each game or in your career as a referee.
1-Man Officiating
Often at Domestic level by no fault of anybody’s, Referees are
left to officiate a game by their self. As this is an extremely difficult
task, below are some basic tips that can achieve the best results
with only one referee.
Meet and greet teams
Before the game commences it should be the responsibility of any official
to introduce yourself to the teams involved. When doing this, to provide
awareness for the teams it is important to give details of the circumstance
of having only one official on the game and to your understanding
of the reasons why. Briefly explain that you will give 100% and ask
them to assist you with out of bounds where possible. Players will
appreciate the honesty you have provided and be more comfortable with
the situation.
Mechanics
As the referees manual suggests, mechanics are all about being where
you need to be to make the call. Therefore, with only 1 person the
suggested method would be in the centre sector of the court from 3
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Consistency
Although you are not going to be in the position to see everything,
the main objective is that what you do see is called at both ends.
This simply means that if a certain call is made and a similar situation
happens later in the game whether the call is technically right or
wrong, the call should be made the
same way as in the first instance.The most important points in officiating
in general as well as by
yourself is to smile and use common sense. Have a joke with the players
within reason, where possible and be smart about how you approach
and call the game.
© Hornsby Basketball Association – 2005
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