Refereeing Joint Publication of Fa Learning and the Referees’ Association Volume 22 MAY 2014
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REFEREEING JOINT PUBLICATION OF FA LEARNING AND THE REFEREES’ ASSOCIATION VOLUME 22 MAY 2014 theMental Strengthissue COntEnts Contributors: David Elleray, Greg Dyke, Ian Blanchard, Neale Barry, Liam Slack, Steve Martin, Gemma Gale, Marc Birkett, Adam Watts, Steve Child, Simon Breivik, Roger Vaughan, Paul Field, Albert Astbury, Sian Massey, Adam Woods, Laura Ritchie, Steve Bratt, Phil Knight RefeReeing Joint publication of fa learning and the referees’ association Volume 22 mAY 2014 12 CONTROLLING THE CONTROLLABLES theMental Strengthissue Editorial Team: David Elleray, Ian Blanchard, Neale Barry, Peter Glynn, Thomas Coupland Design: 38 52 Aadil Mughal, The Football Association Design Studio 10 POINT CUP FINAL PLAN INTERNATIONAL DUTY Image Recognition: Getty Images, FA Learning Foreword David Elleray 4 Acknowledgements: The contents of “Refereeing” are copyright of Proud of our Referees Greg Dyke 6 The Football Association. No articles, features or any aspects can be reproduced or photocopied without written permission of The Football Association. RA News James Whittaker 8 The views of this journal are not necessarily those of The Football Association or The Referees’ Association The Referees’ Association - QUEst update Laura Ritchie 9 RA-FA LIAISON COMMITTEE Published By: Focus & Concentration in Refereeing Ian Blanchard 10 FA Learning, The Football Association, Controlling the Controllables Liam Slack 12 Chairman St. George’s Park, Newborough Road, Needwood, Burton-Upon-Trent, DE13 9PD Point of view: Mental Strength Steve Martin 16 David Elleray Under Pressure - Can you handle it? Daniel Meeson and Jordan Cushen 18 Chairman – FA Referees’ Committee Website: TheFA.com/Refereeing President – The Referees’ Association Developing your mental strength Gemma Gale 20 Email: The FA Referees’ Committee [email protected] Footballing myths: the non-active assistant referee Adam Watts 22 [email protected] Point of view: Maintaining Concentration Stephen Child 26 David Horlick – Vice Chairman The FA Crest is a registered trademark of The Football and Menta l Strength Association. © The Football Association 2004 The FA Refereeing Department Training for Mental Concentration Simon Breivik 28 Maintain your mental toughness and concentration Marc Birkett 32 Neale Barry FA Head of Senior Referee Development Ian Blanchard FA Senior National Game Referee Manager 2014 UEFA Futsal EUROs Marc Birkett 34 Roger Vaughan FA National Referee Manager – Recruitment, Retention & Development 10 Point Plan to performing well in your Cup Final Roger Vaughan 38 Daniel Meeson FA National Referee Manager – Volunteers Laws of the Game Amendments 2014/2015 Neal Barry 42 The Referees’ Association Penalty kicks – Cup Finals 44 Albert Astbury RA Chairman A first for MCFA Youth Council 46 Ian Davies RA Vice-Chairman & External Affairs Committee (Chairman) Paul Field RA Treasurer & Finance Committee (Chairman) Whole Game System – Referee Registration Latest Phil Knight 48 David Crick RA nominee to FA Council; member of FA Referees’ Committee Marriner headlines Leicestershire & Steve Bratt 50 Rutland County FA RA-FA Event The RA-FA Youth Council International Duty Sian Massey 52 Tom Nield Chairman 3 Foreword FOREWORD As March turned to April the pulse quickened somewhat with the arrival of Spring and the really exciting final stages of the football season up and down the country. In the coming weeks, dreams will either become reality or be shattered; titles and cup finals will be won and lost; some will be demoted and there will be the ‘amazing escapes’. All this puts huge pressure on everyone: players, coaches, managers, spectators and, of course, referees and assistant referees. With this in mind, this edition of Refereeing This year’s guest speaker is ex-England and Magazine focuses primarily on mental Chelsea full-back, Graeme Le Saux. Other strength and the importance of focus officials have also been honoured by The FA and concentration. Referees’ Committee and we include a list of those appointed to this season’s FA finals. Past issues have focused a great deal on refereeing techniques and physical fitness but Of course, our minds are moving increasingly a key component is mental fitness. We are not to Brazil. We all wish Roy Hodgson and the robots; humans make mistakes and so we want England team every success and perhaps to help you reduce the number of mistakes there has been a small good luck omen from you make. South America with Sian Massey having been assistant referee in Costa Rica for the 3rd/4th A mistake in the latter stages of the season place match in the Women’s FIFA U17 finals. always seems to have a greater significance than earlier in the season; equally a mistake There has also been further success for Marc late in a game is much more defining that one Birkett who was the third official (reserve in the early minutes. referee) in the final of the UEFA Futsal EUROs in Belgium. In both cases, these mistakes take place when officials - and players – are both physically and Our FIFA officials continue to set and achieve mentally tired. Indeed, they are closely linked. the highest standards and enhance the reputation not only of English refereeing but of We have asked a number of people to write English football. The strength and importance about how they reduce mistakes through of refereeing to English football at all levels is greater focus, concentration, awareness and clearly highlighted by FA Chairman, Greg Dyke, mental strength. Some are current referees in his article. and assistants, others are refereeing experts. Inevitably, there is some overlap but that gives I wish you all a very enjoyable end of the strength to the relevance of what they season and a great summer; I hope to see are saying. many of you at the RA Conference on 12 July. Hopefully when I write again in the September On Friday 16 May, 100+ members of the RA issue we will have been celebrating success will gather at One Great George Street, London in Brazil. SW1P 3AA (between St. James’s Park and Parliament Square Underground stations) to Best wishes and thank you all for everything honour our five colleagues who have been you do for refereeing and football in appointed to the 2014 FA Cup Final. this country. I know everyone in football sends their congratulations to: Lee Probert (referee), David Elleray his assistant referees: Jake Collin and Mick Chairman, FA Referees’ Committee McDonough, his fourth official: Kevin Friend President, The Referees’ Association and reserve assistant referee: Simon Bennett. For each of them, a long-held dream has come true and the RA’s Eve of the Final Really is the perfect opportunity to meet and salute them. Lee Probert - FA Cup Final Referee 4 5 Proud of our Referees “When it comes to Proud of refereeing on the biggest stage, it is our Referees not that England FA Chairman, Greg Dyke, provides his thoughts on English expects; it is that refereeing as we look back at another successful season for English referees and forward to an exciting World Cup England excels.” tournament this summer. As we approach another World Cup and excitement grows around Wembley along with Stephen Child and Simon Beck. There is a Of course, this will also be the first World Cup where goal-line Referees are incredible athletes these days, with a fantastic our chances, it is important we remember the other team flying the good depth to our leading referees’ list. technology takes centre stage after a successful trial at the 2013 FIFA understanding of football and access to the best sports science. flag for English football this summer. Confederations Cup. They are evolving, so why shouldn’t the support around them evolve? Sian Massey’s emergence as a top Premier League assistant referee Howard Webb, Mike Mullarkey and Darren Cann will be England’s was furthered by her work at the FIFA Women’s Under-17 World With the disappointment of Frank Lampard’s ‘goal’ being missed With broadcast advances – there will be 34 cameras covering the refereeing trio in Brazil and are rightly regarded as among the best Cup in March which followed her appointment for last year’s UEFA against Germany at the last World Cup, we pushed hard as an matches in Brazil – there may well be a time when we can get in the world. Women’s EURO final in Sweden. organisation for its introduction. As a result, we led the way with information to officials without any negative impact on the fans – testing at Wembley. Finally, and fittingly, the England-Scotland whether watching on in the stands or sitting at home on the sofa. Howard has taken charge of the biggest games around – not least English refereeing is world class. And it is not just football, either. match last August – the game’s oldest international – was the first the 2010 World Cup Final, when he was ably assisted by Mike and We all know that lively post-match debate is essential – Was it As a nation we may still be finding our feet in the small-sided world of official national-team fixture in Europe to have goal-line technology. Darren. It is no surprise that he was one of our most important offside? Was it a penalty? – but perhaps new technology would allow futsal but Marc Birkett is one of the top officials on the planet. He was ambassadors for The FA’s 150th anniversary celebrations in 2013. We have seen its worth in The FA Cup and Premier League this analysis and conversation among amateurs and experts alike to involved in February’s UEFA Futsal EURO Final after officiating in the He is a magnificent role model. season and again I must congratulate Neale Barry and David Elleray instead focus on the magic moments, the great goals and the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup showpiece.