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There are general principles, which the Referee must fully understand and adhere to. These principles ultimately protect the integrity and spirit of the competitive process as well as the physical Safety and Trust of the competitors.
Attitude and well as Integrity are very important and essential in order to gain respect from the competitor, coach and spectator. Referee must first earn their respect. To do this, the Referee must be Fair and Impartial in their decision-making.
Penalties are given for violations of the established rules in accordance with the principles of fair play. Referees are only reminding the competitors of this fact. Competitors need to understand that this is not a punishment, but only a process to instill fairness, while at the same time insure competitor Safety.
The Referee must be decisive in their decision-making. Know that their will always be one person in this decision making process that you will not please. The decisiveness will prevent the protest process.
The Referee needs to be professional, well mannered (Look the part as well as act the part of a Referee. Good appearance. Expression of oneself is vital) and confident. He/she must display a supportive attitude. This character will earn the respect and trust of all parties. Just because you are the Referee is not enough to gain respect, because you cannot enforce respect and instead must earn it. Referee must act as a leader and show good character. Demonstrating a sense of dignity is important for a professional Referee.
Referee experience is important and essential to becoming a competent Referee. You will no doubt make mistakes, just learn from them. Remember, the competitor is looking for the Referee to be fair and impartial, while protecting his/her safety.
The Referee must know and understand the rules of engagement so as to make the responsive and appropriate calls in a decisive manner. This holds especially in the case of an injury. The Referee must decide if the act was intentional or not and make the decision based on the rules structure as well as take in the atmosphere within the ring.
The Referee must also play the role of an instructor to the competitors. Performing this function with a good attitude, the competitors will more than likely be receptive and willing to comply with the rules. The end result being the competitors compete honorably while putting forth their best effort.
Referees must show sound judgment and reliability in their performance. This is defined as applying consistent scoring and/or deduction criteria during the competition and not varying the scoring standards due to personal reasons. The Referee must always make sound decisions based on his/her own judgment and not to be influenced by others.
If the Referee recognizes that he/she made a bad judgment call or penalized a contestant unreasonably, do not try and compensate for making the mistake by penalizing the other contestant. This shows a loss of dignity and character as well as credibility.
All competitors are prone to excitement and the Referee needs to understand and be conscious of this fact. The Referee needs to understand the mental state of the competitors as well as the atmosphere of the whole ring.
As stated earlier, it is important that the Referee be Fair and displays a good Attitude as well as a strong sense of justice. The competitor, coach and spectators will look favorably upon this response. It is no surprise that the position of Referee is a thankless job, but providing a responsive, confident and decisive decision, is rewarding in itself. At the end of the day, the competitors, coaches and spectators will also see it that way. With that in mind, the coach will ultimately not pursue the protest scenario.
The Referee must have total control of the matches at all times. He/she must lead the competition by example and not to be led by the competition. Be decisive and firm in your response. A Referee, who makes bad decisions and/or performs in an inappropriate way, will come across an s being mistrusted by all concerned. A quick decisive response is important. The Referee must not show doubtfulness in their decision-making, but instead be confident and unwavering.
Remember, the Referee cannot please everyone. The number of competitors you will ultimately please or displease is one.
Finally, the Referee’s role is to officiate the match safely and fairly so that the competitors, coaches and spectators can witness the competitors displaying there best techniques in action.
The Referees decision is the final criteria as to whether the techniques were effective or not and the declaration of penalties just. Managing the match professionally will ultimately become apparent to all witnessing the clear difference in technical ability of the competitor. Maintaining control and attitude of the match while avoiding any competitor negative game management, will insure the actual winner of the match to where it is obvious and just to all concerned parties.
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