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Officials
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Further, faster, longer

Our resources and education are here to assist your officiating journey to ensure you are well equipped to prepare effectively, perform at your best and recover well, whilst reducing your risk of injury, keeping you in the game for longer.

Female Officials

Female-specific tips

  • Find out more about; Strength and conditioning, menstrual cycle, preventing injuries, how to maximise performance and much more – all specific to you, the female official.
Female Specifics
Warm up and conditioning

The most effective and evidence-based activity to best prepare you to perform on the field both mentally and physically whilst reducing the risk of injury.

Injuries decrease the amount of time you can spend refereeing, lower your fitness, downgrade your performance, and can potentially disrupt work, family, and social life. Like most players, you undoubtedly want to lower your chances of incurring an injury whilst refereeing. Warming up is an element you can perform that will have the following benefits:

  • Prepares you physically

  • Prepares you mentally
  • Improves performance

  • Reduces the risk of injury