‘Zebras’ is often the goal of sports contempt for enthusiastic
By Barbara Pierce
“I love this place!” My granddaughter Crystal exclaimed with a big smile, then gave a strong explosion to her whistle. “From the limits!” She called the volleyball players, with confidence in her voice that I had never heard.
The Senior Crystal Gymnasium takes a sports class that works. He invited me to watch a volleyball game where the student would be a referee.
As I watched, I was happy to see one side of her popup I had never seen. Normally shy and hanging back, now she was out there, making the calls, her coach next to her, encouraging her. It seems that the wear of the uniform and the expected to act in some ways worked for her.
He learns much more than how to call fouls and the rules of profit. Learning much more than acquiring trust. He learns valuable life lessons on both the field or in the field and outside.
“Life lessons can be found in the most bizarre places, such as well -tanned football fields that are the most weekends,” says an anonymous referee youth on the internet. “It’s a shame the behavior of parents, coaches and players who inhabit these fields are not so well tanned. Most of the time, the opposite is true.
“They are escalated to like me. But that is exactly why I have learned lessons that will help me in all aspects of life. Some are obvious: teamwork, leadership, nerve, certainty and bold. He taught me the value of hard work, all the hard work, all the hard work,
“As a football referee, it was an adventure in learning,” says George Gately online to referee.com. “What began as a way to get exercise and earn extra dollars was a virtual advanced degree in human relationships. It benefits from every area of my life. Classes on the exercise of power, handling of errors, teamwork, human nature and life goals were.”
Service as a referee means learning many things – most not only apply not only to sports but also to life. From Gately and others, here are some of the life lessons that Crystal will learn:
– Be flexible. A good referee must be adapted to the game of the day. Stay flexible and hug the change. You cannot control the unexpected. Be ready to wait for the unexpected.
Tackle their own mistakes
– Sometimes you are wrong. Mistakes occur. handle them quickly. Each referee notes some in each game. Be happy if you walk away with little and small mistakes. Great mistakes haunt good referees for weeks. Large or small, errors are the vehicles that can take you to the next level.
– Be responsible, evaluate, decide and proceed. You own your mistakes.
– Evaluate the error quickly. Do not stabilize in it and do not allow it to infect the game. Answer the questions: “What happened?” And “why did it happen?” Decide on a simple strategy to avoid repeating the same error and proceed.
Everyone else wants to put it behind them. Don’t be the one who keeps it alive. Whatever you do, don’t try to “even score” with a wrong makeup call.
– Don’t deal with a mistake. This leads to more and larger errors.
– Not everyone will like what you decide. You cannot thank everyone, and in a game, someone will be angry with your decision. Parents, coaches or players often disagree with calls.
Some of them can get quite unpleasant and bother. Was it offside or not? Was it foul or not? Despite the “prospects” of others in important tasks of referees such as recognition, players management, game flow and conflict management, the game must continue.
– Remember it’s not for you. Few of us enjoy shouting and cursing. However, this is the fate of sports officials. Not to thank everyone, or to make others happy or justify every decision, but to secure a safe, fair, enjoyable game is the referee’s job. Imposing the rules is the best method for this purpose.
Just because people are shouting, criticizing, or calling on that your inherent intelligence does not mean that you are doing badly. In fact, it can mean just the opposite.
– Wait for disagreement from time to time, but don’t look for it. Try to feel comfortable with the hassle, realizing that it is an indispensable part of the manager of the game.
– Find a way to have fun. Get what you do seriously but never take yourself seriously. There is very little to do if you do not have fun. Fun should be an important part of your life.
• Barbara Pierce is a retired clinician social worker with many years of experience helping people. If you want to buy a copy of her book, “When you come aside: aging” or if you have questions about her, contact her at barbarapierce06@yahoo.com.
