Who Would Be a Referee ???

I get asked all the time - Why have I gone into refereeing?

• It's a job where at best you can only please 50% of the team / crowd. 
• It requires incredible management skills
• So much of it is split-second decision making
• You have to really keep on top of your calendar 
• AND - The referee kit isn't exactly flattering!!!!

So why did I go into refereeing??   

Here's why:

This is my Sister Paige;

Paige did the paper-round where we lived for about 3 years. When she was 16 she was scouted by a top Model Agency. Mum said to me that I could take over the paper-round as a part-time job;

Absolutely no way was I doing a paper-round. Within a day of Mum suggesting it I had booked on to a referee course. I love football, I know football and this was the way forward. 

It was the best decision for me, it has introduced me to a whole new area of football. The crowd in the stands will shout and call the referee's all match, but they have no idea just how much goes into being a referee. 

As an individual, it has given me;

• Confidence, both with Management and dealing with people
• Organisation Skills, of my time and of the events time 
• Communication Skills, with players, officials and organisations
• Thinking, about the game, about the players, about the event, about the conditions
• Forward Thinking, of the match, and of where I want my career to go
• Team Work, with the officials, with everyone involved in the game and with the referee association as a whole. 

So glad my Sis was scouted, as it gave me the push that I needed to go in the direction that I wanted to. 

Life works in a weird way, and I'm so lucky to have my Brother and Sister to support me.