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New Adult Officials

4th Classroom Training

KLOA Training

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You Will Learn

  • Practical game advice
  • More advanced game management

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DIFFICULT MECHANICS

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Challenging Mechanics

  • Faceoffs
  • Over and Back
  • Offside
  • Crease Play

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  • What else do you want to know more about?

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GAME MANAGEMENT

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Major Principles

  • Early control
  • Proper warnings
  • Consistency
  • Avoid coaching

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Control

Easy to Tighten

Hard to Loosen

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Caliber of Play

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Technical Fouls

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Restarts

  • Restarts are an important aspect of the game that we learn through experience.
  • We don’t want to stop the flow of the game, but ultimately, the officials AND the players must be ready before a restart should occur.
  • All restarts should be Fast, Smooth, and Fair
    • Fast: As soon as field is set and officials are in position
    • Smooth: No advantage gained by either team
    • Fair: No offensive players one within 5 yds. of player with ball, player must be stationary, Ball should be in same relative position on field as when the whistle was blown

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Preserve Flow

Play-On!

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Improve Flow

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Crew Controls Dead Ball Time

Jog to position

Use timer

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Managing Players and Coaches

  • Define the edge
  • Intention vs. ineptitude
  • Prevent something worse
  • Find teachable moments
  • Sportsmanship

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Define the Edge

Legal?

Illegal?

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Intention vs. Ineptitude

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Prevent Something Worse

Short Play-On!

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Teachable Moments

Illegal Procedure

Withholding Ball from Play

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Sportsmanship – The Ramp

Warning

Conduct foul while in possession

Conduct foul while opponent has possession

USC 1-minute NR

USC 3-minute NR

Ejection!

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Game Management

Relaxed

Confident

Approachable

Smiling

Happy

Professional

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THE 7 C’S

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Professional Officials

  • Competence
  • Communication
  • Compassion
  • Consistency
  • Confidence
  • Conviction
  • Courage

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Competence

  • Know the rules. Spend a little bit of time each week getting your head in the book.

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  • If you are questioned by a coach on a rule then go back that night and read the rule. Find the AR that definitively proves you right or wrong. If right, good. If not, learn from it.

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  • Review your 2- and 3-person mechanics each week to get ready.

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Communication

  • Talk often.
  • Talk loud on the field.
  • Talk after flags are thrown to get it right.
  • Talk after goals are scored. 
  • Talk to kids in the middle who are elbowing each other or picking inside.
  • Talk to face off men.
  • PIAA allows the use of communication devices during play

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Compassion

  • We are all humans and will screw up. Have compassion for the players and fellow officials. �
  • Don’t throw a fellow official under the bus by agreeing with a coach that a flag was bad. Just say nothing or support him. �
  • Switch sides if the ref on bench side is getting reamed by a coach. Stay a team throughout the game.

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Consistency

  • Your first flag or non-flag should set the level for the game for all refs, not just you.�
  • Watch what the other official flags or passes on down at his end of field in the first few minutes of play; then do the same down your end of the field. �
  • Games get out of hand when the two refs are calling different style of games

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Confidence

  • Get it, keep it, then think: “be humble.”
  • Be confident in your calls.
  • Don’t back down, but also don’t get a chip on your shoulder.
  • Find a way to calm down a situation so you don’t need to throw flags on coaches.
  • Never look mad, or heated, or laughing. Instead look alert, quiet, steady.
  • Don’t be “That Good”

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Conviction

  • The belief in your ability to perform your duties during the game is paramount. �
  • Add on the unwavering believe in, and delivery of, all foul calls and instructions provided to coaches/players and fellow officials, provides the appearance that that an official is strong and has an unwavering belief in their ability.

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Courage

  • This is the choice and willingness to confront uncertainty, intimidation, and danger without showing fear. �
  • It’s not easy to make the tough calls in tight spots, but having the courage to do so even when your emotions are difficult to control is the difference between being a good official, and being the best official.

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Test Review

  • What were the hardest questions for you?
    • NFHS test
    • Youth test (if applicable)

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Wrap Up

  • Use our website - www.kloa.org

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  • Contact information for:
    • Trainers
    • Observers
    • Mentors

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  • Arbiter - Do you know how to block dates?
  • Horizon - Do you know how to make yourself available?�
  • Dates for in-season meetings: 2/15, 2/22 (Rules Interp), 2/27 (Clinic), 3/9, 3/21, 4/6, 4/18 (Virtual)

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Thank You

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