Successful Sports Officiating

I picked up this book because I wanted to be a successful official and was hoping to learn the theories behind what makes a good official. The book was a fun read. While it cover how to get into the field, I found the best parts were tips on how to develop skills in the areas of communication, decision making, and conflict management. It would be nice if everyone would just get along, but when emotions are high, player or coaches will often try to gain an advantage by gaming the officials.

Very good update to the first edition. The material is a great review tool for experienced officials, as well as, a needed foundation for the beginner

i don't really use this text book in class thoughthis book is used one but it's really like new,no sctratches, highlights

very good

Great for class

Great asset for my training practices when I train my intramural sports officials.

This is a decent attempt at covering the principles of officiating across the complete range of sports. It covers a wide range of topics, from learning the rules to dealing with conflict, keeping fit and warming up.Given that it was produced by the U.S.-based Referee magazine, it's perhaps inevitable that almost all the examples are from Amercian sports (soccer being the main exception), and that doesn't generally detract from its usefulness. However, potted histories of these sports is unnecessary padding, while extensive details of American legal cases are of little or no interest to the European reader. And it's annoying to see frequent suggestions to buy the magazine!The book would benefit from more clearly differentiating useful general principles from specifics relating to a single American sport. Its efforts to cover officiating at all levels from school sports to major televised games are commendable, but the text often veers from one extreme to the other, apparently at random.This guide won't be entirely relevant to anyone, but if you officiate a sport without its own training manuals, and you are interested in improving your performance, it's not a bad buy.