1. 12 th February 2010 1 Referee Coaching – Understanding our coaching & selection process Roger Drew – Head Referee Coach Bruce Rennie – Head Selector Auckland Rugby Referees

2. 12 th February 2010 2 Agenda An explanation of the 5 performance pillars Specifically the first 3 pillars Technical; Tactical; Management Managing expectations Panel criteria Academy Representative squads

3. 12 th February 2010 3 Referees Five Performance Pillars TechnicalTacticalManagementPhysicalMental Skills Knowledge Laws Standards Game sense Anticipation Feel Flow On the job Game time Game analysis Game plan Stamina A to B Recovery Nutrition Control Response Resilience Communicate The referee reviews his performance based on these 5 pillars Self analyse and coach analyse

4. 12 th February 2010 4 Technical v Tactical Knowledge TechnicalTacticalManagementPhysicalMental Observes what he sees Makes a decision on what he sees Reviews the decisions made during the game Ability to be in a position to observe and decide Thoughts that determine outcomes on and off field ObserveDecideReviewPositionThoughts

5. 12 th February 2010 5 Four Scenarios of the 3 pillars Technical Tactical Management Scrum Tackle Lineout Foul play For…

6. 12 th February 2010 6 Scrum example Team – tactically Ball feeding team – stable steady platform Opposition team – disrupt Referee – tactically Fair and safe contest Referee – technically Heads above hips Props straight Binding Ball in quick Referee – management Opposition loosehead driving in and up Visualise technical set up and actions Act upon with appropriate sanction

7. 12 th February 2010 7 Tackle example Team – tactically Team in possession – quick ball Opposition team – slow ball or turnover Referee – tactically Quality so either quick ball or turnover ball Referee – technically Tackle type – is attacker at risk or defender at risk Tackler – release or get out Ball carrier – play ball Post tackle – entry

8. 12 th February 2010 8 Tackle example – contd. Referee – management Technically observed 4 penalties in a row Tactically decided to penalise the 4 times So now from the management aspect what is the referee going to do? Referee - Management is about processing the tactical decisions made during the game The trends

9. 12 th February 2010 9 Lineout example Team – tactically Team in possession – off the top; quality ball Opposition team – disrupt Referee – tactically Quality so either team clean ball Referee – technically Gap Number ’ s & 2x2 Throw Jumpers & lifters Referee – management Opposition early lifting Identify issue Act upon with sanction

10. 12 th February 2010 10 AR Foul play report example Referee – technically Listen to the Assistant Referees report Referee – tactically Make decision based on the AR ’ s report Referee – management Act on report by talking to captain and player Referee - technically – “ Have I seen it? ” Referee - tactically – “ Do I play advantage? ” Referee - management – “ What ’ s the ACC? ” Foul play on the field example

11. 12 th February 2010 11 Referee Questions… Technical “ What does that look like? ” Tactical “ What am I doing about it? ” Management “ Is there a trend here? ”

12. 12 th February 2010 12 Managing Expectations Panel criteria What games do I get? Who decides on what games I get? How do I find out how I’m going?

13. 12 th February 2010 13 Panel Bands Premier Panel Premier/U21/1 st XV A primarily Regular physical monitoring and Level II Exam Panel B Premier Reserve/U21/1 st XV primarily Panel C Senior 1-3/R85/U19/Womens primarily JRC Panel JRC Rugby/SS Rugby/Women's Div II primarily First Years JRC Rugby u12-u13/Secondary School primarily

14. 12 th February 2010 14 Panel Criteria – contd. How you get your games? Based on experience and ability Physical fitness Game Awareness Chosen level of involvement Based on coaches reports and meetings selectors make decision Selectors request a referee to be viewed up or down a grade Consider performance Feedback

15. 12 th February 2010 15 Panel Criteria – contd. How you are going? Through coaching reports on the RRIMS system Through discussion with referee coaches at your games Through talking with coaches on Monday evenings Through your planning and goal setting Sharing this with coaches

16. 12 th February 2010 16 Panel Finals – best performing Premier Panel – All Premier finals and 1A final B Panel – Premier Reserve finals/ 1B/U21/R85/Womens C Panel – U19/R85/Snr 1-3 JRC & 1 st Years – ASSRFU / JRC finals ARS – Best performing will get appointed Feedback will be taken from Clubs and schools, as well as from referee coaching panel/selectors

17. 12 th February 2010 17 What are the Referee Squads? ARRA Academy 10 referees Selection based on ability to go to Premiers and beyond Several addition training days 11 & 25 April; 16 May Promising Squad Referees selected to referee Under 16 and below Northern Region Zone Squad Referee’s capable of refereeing representative fixtures not appointed by NZRU Referee High Performance B’s; Colts; Under 18; Under 85Kg Selection based on ability to referee at this level as well as develop and nurture referees who have potential to referee at the high performance level

18. 12 th February 2010 18 What are the Referee Squads? – contd. Northern Region New Zealand Academy Selection is an interview with Academy coach and Regional Selectors Target young referees with the potential to referee at the high performance level There are 3 Academies in NZ with 5-7 referees in each academy Northern; Central; Southern 2 year theoretical training course Once completed the expectation is to apply learning's on and off the field back in the local province

19. 12 th February 2010 19 Importance of 4 th & 5 th Pillars As a referee develops and is selected for higher honours the demand increases on the : Physical pillar Mental pillar Physical ability to be at the right place at the right time as the game gets faster We call this creating time and space Physical longevity of the athlete Mentally the referee has to cope with new experiences and pressures on and off the field Look at the referees profile on how best he/she manages themselves and handles situations

20. 12 th February 2010 20 Conclusion New Zealand High Performance Referee Team Vision = "To Be the Best Referees in the World", by being the best we can be... Values = Excellence, Honesty, Accountability, Communication & Improvement Auckland referees can share the same vision Vision = "To Be the Best Referees in New Zealand", by being the best we can be...

21. 12 th February 2010 21 Reference The referee toolbox includes: This presentation Game Plan form Pre-match and post-match game plan examples Go to www.arra.org.nz to see thiswww.arra.org.nz Important: This is a referee driven document supported by the coach