Download Steve Savage`s Presentation on the Team of Three

“Working in a Team of Three”
Warwickshire Open Meeting
18th August 2014
Steve Savage
Ex RFU national panel manager
Know your role (1)
• REFEREE
The referee is the leader of the team of 3
– Early confirmation (SPEAK !)
– Meeting time/kit
– Match briefing
• Reminder of primary duties & foul play protocol minimum
Know your role (2)
• ASSISTANT REFEREE
– To signal touch, touch in goal, kicks at goal & foul play
(PRIMARY DUTIES)
– To advise the referee of trends AT STOPPAGES in play
PLAY
– To communicate to the referee any infringement that has a
CRITICAL EFFECT on the game
(usually when the referee is unsighted)
Know your role (3)
• ASSISTANT REFEREE
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Not there to referee the game
Don’t ball watch
Different positioning
Different mindset
Advise the referee
But…
DON'T TALK TOO MUCH
Foul Play (1)
• Foul play against team defending
– AR Signals foul play & then continues with other duties
• Flag out then back in again
– COMMS... “Foul play by blue”
– Next stoppage AR invited onto the field by referee
• Referee leads the discussion
Foul Play (2)
• Foul play against team in possession
– AR Signals foul play
• Keeps flag out
– COMMS… “Foul play by red. Stop the game”
– Referee stops the game, AR invited onto the field by referee
• Referee leads the discussion
Reporting Foul Play (1)
• AR reports:
– Players number
– Colour or team
– Offence
• After foul play report the referee MAY request a sanction from
AR
– Reprimand/penalty
– Yellow card
– Red card
Reporting Foul Play (2)
• When reporting…
• Verbal's should be “CAC”
– Calm
– Accurate
– Concise
• Flag held in front of body with both hands
Reporting Foul Play (3)
• Referee repeats the player’s colour, number, offence & sanction
to the AR to confirm.
• Referee delivers decision
– Keep it brief & factual. Quote the law.
– Think about image, (posture, timing, location on the pitch
etc)
AR Verbals (1)
• When the game is in progress an AR intervention is a
decision
• Down time with a problem/solution
• The game situation determines the level/type of input
AR Verbals (2)
• Areas to assist:
– Scrum
– Lineout
– Offside
– In goal/try time
The referee should cover what he wants in each of these phases in
the briefing
Thank you for listening
Questions?