Federation Referee Program Grade 6 State Referee Course Most Competitive Games Within State and Region Command Presence How referees show their personality Body language Verbal communication How referees connect with players and coaches ID: 693339
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Command Presence
U.S. Soccer
Federation Referee Program
Grade 6 State Referee Course
Most Competitive Games Within State and RegionSlide2
Command Presence
How referees show their personality
Body language
Verbal communication
How referees connect with players and coaches
Getting their attention and cooperation
Not about power or controlSlide3
Command Presence
How referees present themselves
How they look
How they carry themselves
How they act
How they speakSlide4
The Message
Not just about the message, but the way the message is delivered
Will change with the momentum of the game
Same approach does not work for all players or game situations
Portray all emotions in a positive mannerSlide5
Confidence
Confidence
In
yourself
Felt by the players
Developing a presence
Look and act like a referee
Must be convincingDeveloped through experience, knowledge, and educationSlide6
Body Language
Eye contact
F
acial expressions
Posture
Arms and hands
Presence and fitnessSlide7
Eye Contact
Strong eye contact
Reflects confidence
Keeps a player’s attention
Avoiding eye contact
S
hows nervousness or a lack of confidence
Players may lack confidence in their abilitiesSlide8
Facial Expressions
Positive facial expressions
Can show your personality
Can help defuse and prevent misconduct
Can convey concern
Negative facial expressions
Can convey disinterest
Can have poor perceptionSlide9
Posture
Straight/upright
Shoulders are back and chest is up
Looks in control
Does not look flustered
Move with a purposeSlide10
Arms and Hands
Keep gestures close
Broadcast messages
Stop sign
Calm down
Come here
Good preventive
toolsGestures should not replace verbal communicationSlide11
Presence and Fitness
Preventive presence
Close to play
Presence lends conviction
Getting there and showing urgency
Overdone presence
Gets there, but overuses physical presence
Too aggressiveInitiates contact with a playerSlide12
Body Language
Enhances verbal communication
Broadcasts the message
Translates the message
Overcomes difficulty in addressing players’ emotions in wordsSlide13
Keys to Use
Change to suit the situation
Natural and fluid
Okay to show displeasure
Awareness of cultural differences
Establishes relationships and control
Shows confidence, calmness, firmness, authority, compassion, or empathy
Do not overuse or show offSlide14
Verbal Communication
Process of sending and receiving messages
K
eys to successful verbal communication
Appropriate tone and volume
Keep it simple
Words chosen for the situation
ListenSlide15
Command Presence
Command presence influences the game by
Channeling and/or influencing player behaviors and
actions
Giving options to manage the
gray areas
Sending appropriate messages in the appropriate
mannerOpening lines of
communicationSlide16
Command Presence
Command presence influences the game by
Drawing the line in the
sand
Preventing
escalation
Ensuring the message matches the game situation and
momentLeading the referee
team before
, during, and after
gameSlide17
Command Presence
Command presence implementation
Use 1-on-1
conversations
Use
stoppages
to establish groundwork for relationships
Take care of the fouler and the fouleeMake the first foul seem bigger than it
isSlide18
Command Presence
Command presence implementation
Know when to use different communication
styles
Remain calm but in
charge
Be dynamic and
decisiveCreate trust
between players and refereesSlide19
Command Presence
Be
open and
approachable
Create
trust
Show
respectBe prepared by doing your homework
Be available by listening
to fair conversation
A
djust
to the game, the
situation, and to
the
playersSlide20
Review Question
Which
of the following
is not a
goal of command presence?
Showing your personality through body
language and verbal
communication
Showing
players, coaches and spectators that the referee has all the power
and
control Slide21
Review Question
Command presence should be achieved through
which of the following?
How you look
How you act
How you speak
All of the aboveSlide22
Review Question
While command presence is about the message being delivered, is the process of how the message is delivered just as important?
Yes
NoSlide23
Review Question
Which
of the following is
true
when it comes to body language?
It can enhance verbal communication
It can
send a message to multiple players
It can be used to
communicate with players who speak a different language
All of the above