A day in the life of a...
referee
Job Description
A Referee is responsible in ensuring the players play within the rules of the game and that they play in a safe playing environment. They encourage players with appropriate leadership and are positive role models for the players.
A day in the life of a referee on match day
More often than not I spend the night before a game in a hotel. I meet the other match officials four hours before the kick off to start our preparations. Two hours before the match starts I arrive at the ground. We have a safety briefing and then I referee the match. Following the end of the match we go through a ‘de-brief’ with all the officials to assess our own performance. Afterwards I travel back to the hotel before returning home. Later that week I receive feedback from the match assessor, whose job is to scrutinise every referee’s performance. As a professional referee we are very accountable and look to build and improve during our extensive training sessions during the week.
