Keeping your mind on the job

A unique article by Michael Lloyd (Performance Psychologist) on how to deal with internal and external distractions when refereeing a game.

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Keeping your mind on the job

Directions to NWPL Referees

1. When a player is now ejected for Misconduct or Brutality they are shown a red card – this is new and not happened before so confusion may occur early. It needs to be clear that this is separate to the normal issuing of a red card. Perhaps on the form indicate that the red card offence detailed therein is for a coach/official or bench player transgression only. As in all red card offences the player/official must remove their cap if applicable and leave the pool deck.
2. If a team persistently (and that’s not 1 or 2 times but continuously) commits simulation fouls then that team is warned by the referee by the issuing a yellow card to the team. It needs to be clear (to the team and on the scorecard) that this is not for the coach or a specific person but for the whole team. If after the issuing of the yellow card any player then commits a simulated foul (regardless of whether they have before or not) then they are dismissed for the game and shown a red card.