Mental strength to cope with big decisions.
Hello and welcome,
Have you ever heard about mental strength or mental toughness or mental power?
Is it important for referees and assistant referees to have mental strength to cope with big decisions?
well, I think referees need to have the ability to focus under pressure, that’s one of the most important characterstics for mental toughness to become a top referee or assistant referee.
The main aims are to identify strategies that help in making big decisions correctly and to explore the approaches to adopt when dealing with challenging match situations.
The main big decisions discuse are:
.Red cards (DOGSO, violent conduct, serious foul play, spitting, using offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or gestures, second caution)
- Penalties
- Critical offside judgements
- Disputed goals
- Extraordinary incidents including
postponements, abandonments etc.
IN Summary:
The key to having the mental strength to cope with big decisions is:
- First we must be in control of ourselves, our emotions and our actions – control the controllables
- Concentration
- Courage
- CONFIDENCE
These tips are helpful for daily life and in future. As well as likely having a big impact on your refereeing ability in future.
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