View Full Version : Referees suffer 'illusory superiority' - official
pacref
13 Mar 2003, 04:48 PM
Check this article out:
http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,1563,913018,00.html
It agrees with Keith.
kevbrunton
13 Mar 2003, 05:05 PM
At first blush, this appears to be a slam against referees -- that they "suffer" from a superiority complex.
But as the article points out at the very end, it is one of the personality traits that we must have to survive as officials -- I would add within reason.
There are the "officious" officials which Keith frequently rails about -- and in my opinion, those are the extreme and the exception.
We must be confident and we must have healthy egos and senses of self worth. Those who are self-conscious or feel inferior get ridden out of the game after getting an earfull or two from unruly (or idiotic) fans and coaches.
IASocFan
13 Mar 2003, 05:13 PM
Absolutely, we're superior. Not only do we understand 17 simple laws, we know how to apply them, unbiasedly, in real situations. :)
And, besides being blind, we have to be hard of hearing. ;)
pacref
13 Mar 2003, 05:18 PM
Originally posted by kevbrunton
We must be confident and we must have healthy egos and senses of self worth. Those who are self-conscious or feel inferior get ridden out of the game after getting an earfull or two from unruly (or idiotic) fans and coaches.
I agree with you 100%.
If you think about it, this is one of the reasons we loose so many youth referees. They are sent out to do the "easy" U-Little games, which have the most vocal fan and coach base. And, because of their maturity level the get intimidated. It is really too bad that we don't have a way of instilling the confidence and healthy egos into all of the NUGs.
unbiasedlyand we can create some great new words, too. ;)
pacref, what's a "NUG"?
Referees 'tough as old boots' (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2846071.stm)They are a very strong, robust, confident set of people who have developed a very strong set of coping mechanisms.
pacref
14 Mar 2003, 01:48 PM
Originally posted by nsa
pacref, what's a "NUG"?
NSA a NUG is a NEW GUY/GIRL. Like a 14 year old who just passed the grade 8 Cert Class
...djh
MPJ334
17 Mar 2003, 07:20 AM
Originally posted by IASocFan
Absolutely, we're superior. Not only do we understand 17 simple laws, we know how to apply them, unbiasedly, in real situations. :)
And, besides being blind, we have to be hard of hearing. ;)
former nat'l that i shadowed on Job Shadow day told his class (he teaches HS math now...) that blowing the whistle had made him lose some of his hearing so they couldn't all talk @ once....and as for being blind, if ppl scream i need glasses i think to myself, "would you like me to come show you my contacts? my glasses slip down my nose bc i'm in so much motion"
wjarrettc
17 Mar 2003, 10:11 PM
Interesting, the BBC article seems to be favorable towards referees ("Tough as old boots") but the Guardian article says we "suffer from illusory superiority".
I find it quite amusing the two takes on the same research study. And I thought this was science (i.e., cold hard facts). :)
MPJ334
19 Mar 2003, 07:23 AM
Originally posted by wjarrettc
Interesting, the BBC article seems to be favorable towards referees ("Tough as old boots") but the Guardian article says we "suffer from illusory superiority".
I find it quite amusing the two takes on the same research study. And I thought this was science (i.e., cold hard facts). :)
science is the facts; journalism should be :D