Social
qualities Activity
Of an
officiating
officer
Common
respectable
judgement sense
integrity
Social
communicat
friendly responsible
ion
qualities hustle
consistency fairness
approachab
le
courage confident trustworthy
INTEGRITY
A great sports official is the last guardian of honesty in athletics. He must
maintain a complete absence of bias. We can read almost daily of coaches,
players and boosters engaging in illegal activities. Referees and umpires are
rarely accused of any kind of dishonest or deceitful conduct. An official
holds a position in the world of sports not unlike a judge in a court of law. If
you aspire to be a great official, you must never put yourself in a position
where your integrity could be questioned. Simple advice: If there is any
possibility of a conflict of interest, don’t work the game.
Hustle
Since officiating is a game of angles and positioning, officiating
hustle describes movement and court position. There is no
connection to speed and meaningless motion. Every great official
moves efficiently to be in the right place at the right time. It’s the
only way to see the entire play and make the correct call.
judgement
Great judgment is a byproduct of effort and experience.
It goes beyond the rule book and includes an almost
instinctive ability to apply the critical principal of
"advantage/disadvantage." When you see a play, in
virtually every circumstance, if there is no advantage
gained and if no player has been put at a disadvantage
there should be no call. Simply put: No harm, no foul.
communication
Basically, communication means, "Can you deal with people?"
Can you deal with coaches and players during the game?
Communication can be accomplished in many ways and in most
cases the situation will dictate your appropriate response.
Sometimes a simple response to the question, a one word answer
or a look can communicate what is needed at a particular time.
Saying the right thing to the right person at the right time can help
one avoid potential problems in a game. Communication is also
the knowledge of when it’s best not to say anything.
consistency
Young officials have more difficulty with consistency than any other
quality, mainly because they lack the experience to realize when
their decisions are inconsistent. Everyone has some difficulty in this
regard, but the great officials are unrelenting in their judgment. They
see and call a game better than their colleagues. The key is to make
the same call on the same kind of play whether it’s the first minute of
the game or the score is tied with one minute left to play. If they
believe an official is consistent, coaches and players will adjust
accordingly. Inconsistent decisions on similar plays trigger negative
behavior and poor sportsmanship among players, and invite criticism
from coaches
courage
Regardless of the situation, personalities
involved, pressures from the crowd or
possible repercussions, great officials place
fairness above all other concerns. They act
courageously and according to the dictates of
that value.
Common sense
Common sense ensures that fairness,
understanding, and the best interests of the game
are foremost in the mind of a great official. If you
truly understand the spirit and intent of the rules,
common sense will guide you well.
FRIENDLY
Being able to have a friendly relationship with the
players on the game sets up a cool and good
environment on the game. Not only that it helps
to have a good game environment being friendly
also promotes good ambience for audience, it
would also make him fit for the job
confidence
Confidence is having faith on your ability, as an
officiating officer not being confident on the
skills you have means you are not fit for the
job. Confidence is a must have,an officiating
officer must have this trait to be able to lead a
fair gameplay, it promotes good judgement on
the game since you don’t doubt the decisions
you made and maintain focus and alertness
responsible
As an officiating officer,your job is to officiate,and
officiating is a role which you must be responsible for
every action and decision you make,never blame others
for your mistake. A referee or simply ref is the person of
authority in a variety of sports who is responsible for
presiding over the game from a neutral point of view and
making on-the-fly decisions that enforce the rules of the
sport, including sportsmanship decisions such as
ejection.
trustworthy
Trustworthy is integral in officiating, as an
officiating officer you must gain the trust for the
audience and players as it provides you no
accusiation and the play you made means no
one doubts you on your judgement and lead the
game as fair gameplay
approachable
Approachable sets you from trustworthy, if you
lead the game right,you’ve done your job hence
if you lead the game approached by many that
you taught them right then you reach your goal,
being approachable is necessary as it helps you
communicate with the player and have an
understanding about the thing that is
happening
Politeness and faiir
Officiating is a crucial job and sometimes you might be
impatient for it thus you have not to show any disrespect
towards the players, politeness is a must have as it helps
you gain the other officiating social qualities
Fairness is of course is a must have,your job is to
officiate a fair gameplay so being unbiased and
fair is one that qualifies you to be an officiating
officer,fairness is what we need in the game
fighting fair and square.
