{"id":2301,"date":"2021-06-11T11:46:31","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T01:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/?p=2301"},"modified":"2021-06-11T11:46:31","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T01:46:31","slug":"being-a-referee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/hi\/being-a-referee\/","title":{"rendered":"Being A Referee"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by Darcey Brooks<\/em><\/p>\n

What does it feel like to be a referee exactly? One bad call able to change the entire result of a game. What goes through the minds of the often-distant men and women in stripes? I suppose the simple answer is it depends on the referee themselves, but I think it\u2019s safe to say there are a lot of common feelings and experiences that refs face out on court.<\/p>\n

I know for me the first time I stepped onto the court I was terrified. All those big, scary players twice my size and more than twice my age huffing and puffing and rearing to go. Then there\u2019s little 14-year-old me, with my bright green shirt on that felt like it was yelling to the world \u2018look at me look at me!\u2019. But I made it through that game and the game after that and even the one after that too! And while eventually the fear<\/i> of refereeing faded, I think I\u2019ve come to realize that the pressure on the \u2018tough games\u2019 never will, but hey, that\u2019s okay too! The pressure is a big motivator and wanting to get things right<\/i> is always something that drives us forward.<\/p>\n

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But being a referee isn\u2019t just about fear, pressure and stress. They\u2019re a lot of wonderful aspects to it that aren\u2019t always obvious on the surface. The community you build as an association is definitely one of the more amazing parts of the job. \u00a0It takes a lot of trust to go out on court and know that your partner has your back and it\u2019s same with the association itself. \u00a0Knowing our supervisors, advisers and referee coaches all have our best interest at heart is a really wonderful feeling.<\/p>\n

Then there are the games themselves. We all know those<\/i>matches, when it\u2019s been neck and neck for the last hour, there\u2019s 20 seconds to go, crowds screaming and cheering and there\u2019s everything on the line for both teams. It feels like none of the decisions you\u2019ve made up till that point matter. Even though we\u2019re not invested in the outcome, we\u2019re definitely invested in the game and our hearts are racing and adrenalin pumping, just like everyone else\u2019s. For us though the appearance of being calm is drilled into us from our days being a green shirt referee (a referee in training) and though we can\u2019t really show it, the satisfaction of that siren going and knowing we\u2019ve done a good job is incredible exhilarating. It\u2019s what keeps a lot of us interested and coming back for more.<\/p>\n

I guess at the end of the day being a referee is a lot like having any other job. There are the highs and the lows, boredom and excitement and most other normal feelings that any job brings out. We\u2019re just like everyone else believe it or not! While I can\u2019t speak for all the refs out there, I believe for most of us, we just want to play our role in facilitating the game that we love and enjoy the challenge while doing it.<\/p>\n

Would you like to join the referee team at Nunawading Basketball, we are running a Group Interview for applicants on Sunday 27th June at 12-2pm at Nunawading Stadium. Please make sure to Apply To Referee by clicking here<\/a>. If you have any questions they might be answered at our FAQ: Becoming A Referee<\/a> or you can email referees@nunawadingbasketball.com.au<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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