PROFESSIONALISM

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PROFESSIONALISM
SDFV A

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TOPICS

• Uniform/personal appearance
• Time management
• Dealing with coaches
• Dealing with players
• Dealing with fans
• Dealing with work team

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UNIFORM/PERSONAL APPEARANCE
SHIRT
PANTS/SHORTS
SHOES/SOCKS
HYGIENE
WHISTLE/LANYARD
EQUIPMENT
DEMEANOR
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TIME MANAGEMENT

• Availability updates
• Schedule maintenance
• Meeting attendance
• Arrival time (30 minutes minimum)
• Clock management
• Game time minus 25 minutes start 25 min clock
• 20 min on clock conduct coaches/captain meeting
• Split duties between 1st/ 2nd referee checking
  court/equipment
• 15 min on clock serving team on court
• 9 min on clock receiving team on court
• 3 min on clock all off, in uniform, on endline
• 2 min on clock both line-ups in
• Start time, beckon for serve
• Between games (3 minutes)

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DEALING WITH COACHES

• Pre-match expectations
• Do not give appearance of favoritism
• No hugging coaches even if best friends
• Allow same amount of time with both coaches
• Conversations about match (no scouting reports)
• Head coach only
• Shows up at meeting, designated for entire match
• Only the designated head coach may stand during
  dead balls, and coach fro the replacement zone,
  request a time-out, ask for a sub, and ask for a
  clarification of a play or ruling
• Must be seated once the 1st Referee extends the
  arm in preparation to whistle and signal for
  serve (2nd Referee can assist by reminding the
  coach to be seated)
• Approachability
• Non-confrontational
• Its what I saw
• Judgment vs rule interpretation
• Use book answers
• Short answers, get back to the game

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DEALING WITH PLAYERS

• Identify captain in pre-match meeting
• No favoritism, conversations concerning only
  match info, no scouting reports
• No hugging overtly friendly actions
• If uniform/equipment issue arises, address with
  player immediately if they do not correct, yellow
  card.
• No ball handling if court is not ready
• Be approachable
• When giving card, inform 2nd referee, captain,
  player and coach

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DEALING WITH FANS

• Prior to match, identify site administrator and
  where they will be during match
• Work with host management to foster good sporting
  conduct and adherence to the Sportsmanship with
  Honor directive
• Ensure fans are completely off the playing
  surface
• When conduct by the fans begins to cross the
  line, host management should step in and halt the
  inappropriate conduct. There are times when fan
  conduct should not be replicated and must cease
  immediately by action of the referees and host
  management
• The playing of music/sound effects shall only be
  permitted during prematch, time-outs, between
  games and post-game. The use of artificial
  noisemakers shall be prohibited.

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DEALING WITH WORK TEAM

• Pre-match expectations with 2nd referee
• Home team provides table personnel (Note If home
  team scorekeeper is making numerous mistakes and
  cannot be counted on to continue, visiting team
  book can be accepted)
• Location and placement of table personnel
• Define with them their roles
• Equipment at the table
• Have them show you their duties
• Instruct all potential lines persons have them
  demonstrate
• Protect all bench/line personnel from
  coaches/fans/players

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PROFESSIONALISM

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