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TEAMWORK (in modern officiating) FIBA Main Competitions

Summer 2014

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TEAMWORK

Assist your partner to find

a new way to reach

excellence

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1. Teamwork principles

2. Teamwork & refereeing

3. Work as a unit, team and crew

4. The game (before, during and after)

5. Challenges & Solutions

INDEX

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Team means a small group of people,

• that has complementary skills

• that has made a commitment

to a common goal, performance

targets and operating model

• that considers itself responsible

for the group’s performance

DEFINITION OF A TEAM

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Team

• Complementary skills

• Collective commitment

• Collective responsibility

DEFINITION OF A TEAM

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TEAMWORK

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• Each group has a unique structure and

division of roles among its members

• Each group has power, sense and

communication structures

• A good leader is able to identify different

structures and to contribute to the

success of the group’s members

GROUP STRUCTURE

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• An individual referee can

achieve almost an optimal level

in his performance

• This does not guarantee the

optimal outcome of the game

TEAMWORK & REFEREEING

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• Most important is the correct outcome

of the game (not the referee’s

individual outcome)

• In addition to the individual’s top

performance, how can an individual

improve the team effort?

• Assisting your crew members to be at

their peak performance

TEAM WORK & REFEREEING

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Stay together as a team from the beginning

until the end of the game

o Friends off the court Team on the court

o Not friends off the court Team on the court

TEAM WORK & REFEREEING

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Knowing and understanding each other

• Different backgrounds, cultures

• Different work habits

• Different officiating philosophy

• Full exploitation of the individual

complementary skills

HOW TO WORK AS ONE UNIT?

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"I was a good referee,

thanks to my partners.

They made me look good ."

IMPACT OF TEAMWORK

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Success of modern

officiating is based on

seamless teamwork

amongst the crew.

IMPACT OF TEAMWORK

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• Help and assist if necessary

• Be sure that help is needed and

requested

• Don’t interfere but intervene

• Don’t guess – ask if you don’t

know

• Accept to be helped

HOW TO WORK AS A TEAM?

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• Respect your Crew Chief (as any other

crew member), but don’t expect that

he/she will do your part of the group work

on the court

• Every member of the crew is expected to

fulfill his/her part of the refereeing task with

equal responsibilities

• Don’t work for your partners, work with

them!

HOW TO WORK AS A CREW?

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CREW CHIEF & MANAGEMENT

There is a huge difference between commanding a group

and leading a team to work seamlessly

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• How to anticipate (preparation)

• Teams, players, tactics and techniques

• Make a plan on how you will anticipate and

cover all the expected various situations

• Management, criteria and mechanics

• Consistency

• Respect the individual routines in the locker

room

BEFORE THE GAME

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Understand how to react (techniques)

• Set the tempo

• Change of the tempo or tactic

• Internal communication (eye contact etc…)

• First un-usual action

• How quickly do you recover as a crew in

case of failure (yourself or your partner)

• Share your feelings (time-outs, half-time)

DURING THE GAME

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Share and be honest

• Debrief in the dressing room

• Share your feelings (positive &

negative)

• Talk about refereeing not about the

referees

• Analyze the need for the improvement

with concrete examples

• Respect different approaches

AFTER THE GAME

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• Lack of standard performance or

failures during the game (you, partner(s),

crew)

• Language problem?

• Difference in the officiating

• Disagreements on the court

• Controversy or incorrect decisions

• Any others?

CHALLENGES TO FACE

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• Accept your mistakes in order to

improve

• Use your mistakes in order to improve

• Use your experience in order to

improve

• Don’t officiate ALONE in order to

improve

GLASS IS ALWAYS HALF FULL…

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• Each member of the team must

accept his role and responsibilities.

• The little details make the

difference for profitable team work.

• Don't change from black to white.

COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY

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• Be honest with your crew

members and tell them when

you think there was a mistake

(time-outs) - deal with it within

your crew.

• Good leaders / co-workers are

able to get the best out of their

teammates.

COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY

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TEAMWORK

Don’t ask what

your teammates

can do for you.

Ask what you

can do for your

teammates.

Earvin Magic Johnson

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TEAMWORK

STRONG

CONSISTENT

TOGETHER