Definition of an Official, Sports Officiating and Different Types of Sports Official.

1. SPORTS
OFFICIATING
• Reported by: Jewel Jem J.
Beren
• MAEd-PE 

2. WHAT IS
OFFICIATING?
- Is to act as an
official in charge of
something, such as
a sporting event.

3. What is
Sports
Officiating
?
It is the
supervision of
sports
competitions in
accordance with
established rules.

4. It all depends on
the SPORT 
• The quality of sports officiating depends on the
official’s knowledge of the rules of the sport, on
his ability to apply the rules while observing the
requirements of sportsmanship, including
unbiased judgment and accuracy, and on his
experience as an official.
• The official fulfills various functions and duties,
depending on the sport and the nature of the
competition.

5. Different Sports call for
Different Officials
• For instance, he may referee
the competition on a field
(soccer or rugby), on a court
(basketball or handball), on a
rink (hockey), in a ring
(boxing), on a mat (wrestling),
or from a tower (volleyball or
tennis).

6. Different Sports call for
Different Officials
• In running, walking, and ski
races, the official may act as
a starter, course judge, or
finish judge.

7. Different Sports call for
Different Officials
Judges may work in
teams to evaluate
athletes by giving them
points, for example, in
rhythmic modern
gymnastics, acrobatics,
figure skating,
trampolining, diving, and
ski jumping, as well as in
boxing and wrestling, in
which the referee stands
in the ring or on the mat.

8. What else does a
sport official do?
Other sports officials
include timekeepers, field
judges, score announcers,
and competition marshals.
Major competitions, such
as championships and
Triathlons, are supervised
by juries consisting of a
chief judge and his
deputies, a chief secretary,
and other members.

9. Do you agree?
Sports officiating
should have
educational
value for
athletes and
spectators alike.

10. Thank you for listening 
Reporter: Jewel Jem Beren