Self Evaluation as a Assistant Referee:
SELF EVALUATION(Source - The Football Association booklet `A Guide for Assistant Referees')
An opportunity may have presented itself either at half-time or after the game for you to discuss aspects of your performance with your colleagues. You should always view these opportunities as a positive contribution to your development as an assistant referee.
It may transpire that the referee may contact you at home when no suitable opportunity has presented itself on the day of the match. The referee may choose to review match incidents on a personal level drawing your attention
to various aspects of your performance that he considers may benefit future performances.
However, this will not always happen, so you will have to rely on your personal reflections of the game in order to evaluate your performance. You should reflect on each performance by referring to this checklist.
Self Evaluation List for Assistant Referees Did I?.................
1. Thoroughly prepare myself for my role as an assistant referee?
2. Arrive at the ground at or before the prescribed time?
3. Ensure all my equipment including flags was clean and serviceable?
4. Adopt a friendly and fully co-operative attitude towards colleagues?
5. Listen carefully to the referee's pre-match instructions?
6. Clarify any uncertainties arising from the pre-match briefing?
7. Take all the necessary equipment with me onto the field of play?
8. Enter the field of play in a smart and confident manner?
9. Thoroughly carry out any pre-match duties required by the referee?
10. Take up the required position at the start of play?
11. Take up the appropriate position for corner kicks, goal kicks, throw-ins, penalty kicks?
12. Follow the ball towards the goal line at long range goal-scoring attempts or when long passes were made and move quickly to act as `goal judge' when the need arose?
13. Remain alert to possible repositioning signals from the referee at certain restarts?
14. When a goal was scored, correctly proceed swiftly towards the halfway line, maintaining a clear view of subsequent developments?
15. Unless other duties required it, maintain my position in line with the second rearmost defending player?
16. Correctly judge offside offences?
17. Carry the flag unfurled and towards the field of play when I had no advice to offer to the referee?
18. Pass the flag from hand to hand before raising it in the air?
19. Avoid incorrect signalling technique, by ensuring the flag was in the correct hand before signalling?
20. Hold the flag aloft until the referee acknowledged my signal?
21. Use only the recommended flag signals?
22. Only use the flag when necessary?
23. Avoid using my free hand/arm as an indication to the referee?
24. Have an awareness of the referee at all times during the game so that eye contact was achieved when necessary?
25. Only signal when the referee was in a position to see and act upon it? 26. Remember not to anticipate the ball out of play and incorrectly signal?
27. Remember to confirm the time remaining with the referee, if requested?
28. Communicate effectively with players to ensure their co-operation when appropriate?
29. Ensure that substitutions were carried out in accordance with law?
30. Effectively communicate with personnel in the Technical Area?
31. Avoid being distracted by remarks by spectators?
32. Communicate clearly with spectators to keep my touchline clear of obstructions throughout the game?
33. Accurately record match information as requested by the referee?
34. Convey concise and accurate information on incidents either at the request of the referee, or unseen by him?
35. Adhere to the correct procedure when leaving the field of play?
36. Adopt a positive supportive attitude at all times during the game?
37. Take the opportunity to discuss aspects of my performance with the other members of the team?
38. Give accurate information confirming misconduct or match incidents to the referee in the dressing room at half-time or after the game?
39. Leave the ground feeling I had been totally supportive of the referee at all times?
You may like to keep an ongoing record of your personal responses by using the following evaluation guidelines. It is recommended that you create these grids on your personal computer to ensure that you have an ongoing detailed record of your self evaluation. This may be helpful when reflecting on your development with a mentor as well as helping you to pinpoint areas that you need to focus on in order to improve your skills as an assistant referee.
An opportunity may have presented itself either at half-time or after the game for you to discuss aspects of your performance with your colleagues. You should always view these opportunities as a positive contribution to your development as an assistant referee.
It may transpire that the referee may contact you at home when no suitable opportunity has presented itself on the day of the match. The referee may choose to review match incidents on a personal level drawing your attention
to various aspects of your performance that he considers may benefit future performances.
However, this will not always happen, so you will have to rely on your personal reflections of the game in order to evaluate your performance. You should reflect on each performance by referring to this checklist.
Self Evaluation List for Assistant Referees Did I?.................
1. Thoroughly prepare myself for my role as an assistant referee?
2. Arrive at the ground at or before the prescribed time?
3. Ensure all my equipment including flags was clean and serviceable?
4. Adopt a friendly and fully co-operative attitude towards colleagues?
5. Listen carefully to the referee's pre-match instructions?
6. Clarify any uncertainties arising from the pre-match briefing?
7. Take all the necessary equipment with me onto the field of play?
8. Enter the field of play in a smart and confident manner?
9. Thoroughly carry out any pre-match duties required by the referee?
10. Take up the required position at the start of play?
11. Take up the appropriate position for corner kicks, goal kicks, throw-ins, penalty kicks?
12. Follow the ball towards the goal line at long range goal-scoring attempts or when long passes were made and move quickly to act as `goal judge' when the need arose?
13. Remain alert to possible repositioning signals from the referee at certain restarts?
14. When a goal was scored, correctly proceed swiftly towards the halfway line, maintaining a clear view of subsequent developments?
15. Unless other duties required it, maintain my position in line with the second rearmost defending player?
16. Correctly judge offside offences?
17. Carry the flag unfurled and towards the field of play when I had no advice to offer to the referee?
18. Pass the flag from hand to hand before raising it in the air?
19. Avoid incorrect signalling technique, by ensuring the flag was in the correct hand before signalling?
20. Hold the flag aloft until the referee acknowledged my signal?
21. Use only the recommended flag signals?
22. Only use the flag when necessary?
23. Avoid using my free hand/arm as an indication to the referee?
24. Have an awareness of the referee at all times during the game so that eye contact was achieved when necessary?
25. Only signal when the referee was in a position to see and act upon it? 26. Remember not to anticipate the ball out of play and incorrectly signal?
27. Remember to confirm the time remaining with the referee, if requested?
28. Communicate effectively with players to ensure their co-operation when appropriate?
29. Ensure that substitutions were carried out in accordance with law?
30. Effectively communicate with personnel in the Technical Area?
31. Avoid being distracted by remarks by spectators?
32. Communicate clearly with spectators to keep my touchline clear of obstructions throughout the game?
33. Accurately record match information as requested by the referee?
34. Convey concise and accurate information on incidents either at the request of the referee, or unseen by him?
35. Adhere to the correct procedure when leaving the field of play?
36. Adopt a positive supportive attitude at all times during the game?
37. Take the opportunity to discuss aspects of my performance with the other members of the team?
38. Give accurate information confirming misconduct or match incidents to the referee in the dressing room at half-time or after the game?
39. Leave the ground feeling I had been totally supportive of the referee at all times?
You may like to keep an ongoing record of your personal responses by using the following evaluation guidelines. It is recommended that you create these grids on your personal computer to ensure that you have an ongoing detailed record of your self evaluation. This may be helpful when reflecting on your development with a mentor as well as helping you to pinpoint areas that you need to focus on in order to improve your skills as an assistant referee.