This document discusses game control and management for referees. It covers several topics including leadership vs management, developing court presence, proactive and invisible refereeing, game intelligence, and managing conflicts. Effective game management involves understanding principles for each game and integrating them as a crew. Mistakes will happen but the goal is to minimize them. Successful control and management requires acting proactively, having choices, believing in oneself, trusting one's crew, preparing fully, and finding success.

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GAME CONTROL & MANAGEMENT
FIBA Main Competitions
Summer 2014

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GAME CONTROL & MANAGEMENT
Beauty of natural control is
an ultimate trust between
participants.

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1. Leadership & Management
2. Game control & Game management
3. Conflict resolution
4. Characters & Failure
5. Individual – Crew – Game
INDEX

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Leaders are made
rather than born.
How do we become
strong leaders?

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Leadership
vs.
Management
What is the difference?
LEADER & MANAGER

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Leadership
(What)
Management
(How)
Desired
outcome
Leadership
• You do right things, but you may do them
the wrong way
Management
• You do things the right way, but you may
do wrong things
LEADER & MANAGER

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LEADER AND MANAGER
• The leader inspires and motivates; the manager
plans, organizes and coordinates.
• The leader inspires trust; the manager relies on
control.
• Leaders: it’s about people;
• Managers: it’s about the task

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The challenge of leadership is to:
• be strong, but not rude;
• be kind, but not weak;
• be bold, but not bully;
• be thoughtful, but not lazy;
• be humble, but not timid;
• be proud, but not arrogant;
• have humor, but without folly.
Jim Rohn
LEADERSHIP

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”Be in
charge”
GAME CONTROL

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”Be in charge
with service
attitude”
Help the
Game!
GAME MANAGEMENT

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• Teams sense feelings on the
court
• Confidence and trust have to
be evident among the
referees
• Best state of mind is trustful,
decisive and tranquil
• Non-verbal message: able
and ready to make decisions
• A referee must maintain his
composure at all times!
COURT PRESENCE

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• Your job should be proactive
and in tune with the game.
There is no room for individual
decisions outside the context of
the game.
• The good referee is able to
prevent or anticipate a possible
infraction or conflictive situation.
• The superior referee is able to
lead teams to act towards the
designated target. This kind of
(game) management is often
invisible, but results are NOT!
PROACTIVE & INVISIBLE

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We are good Game Managers when
We are Game Intelligent.
• Foul count
• Type of fouls
• Bench decorum
• Game temperature (*Key)
• Anticipating play – tendencies, what team needs
• Critical situations – OB, 2 or 3, U-Foul
• Helping partners if struggling
GAME INTELLIGENCE

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• What is game management?
Is it to make the call or to
prevent making the call?
• Is there only one way to
manage a game?
• Does “game management”
have the same meaning for
everyone?
GAME MANAGEMENT

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• Call?
• Penalize?
• Discipline?
• Pro-activity?
• Empathy? (how far?)
• ... What is your opinion?
WHAT IS THE CORRECT APPROACH?

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• Identify your principles for game
management? (5 minutes)
• Which are the most important
principles for your game
management?
• Are they very common amongst
your Crew members?
• How do you integrate them as
part of successful teamwork?
TO CONTROL YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND

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• Disagreements are natural
and happen in every game.
• The best way to manage
conflict is your approach to
solve them.
• The worst way to manage
conflicts is not to detect them
or avoid them.
CONFLICTS

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• Empathy is the general principle.
• We must understand the
situation we are dealing with.
• What you allow early on, may
cause chaos later.
• Don’t compromise with POE’s.
• The responsibility and role of the
referee is to give a continuous
rhythm to the game.
• Referees run the show!
CONFLICTS & PRINCIPLES

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Listen
Understand
Respect
React
CONFLICTS

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• Standard = always the same = boring =
grey
• Standard = according to the
expectations (Customer satisfaction) but
could still be “colorful” and distinctive.
• Standard, but still able to react to
changes during the game.
• We are looking for Referees with
Character as well as an absolutely
professional approach at the same time.
CHARACTER & STANDARD

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• Mistakes are part of
refereeing.
• Our job is to reduce them to
the minimum.
• What is the normal number of
mistakes in a game per
referee?
• Can you deal with these
mistakes?
FAILURE

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Self
management
Crew
management
Game
management
INDIVIDUAL - CREW - GAME

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Self
management
Crew
management
Game
management
Self management
• Knowing yourself (strengths & weaknesses)
• Physical, Emotional and Intellectual
• Proactive management (personal approach)
• Preparation / Unexpected
INDIVIDUAL LEVEL

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Self
management
Crew
management
Game
management
Crew management
• Knowing your crew (strengths & weaknesses)
• Understanding what has happened
• Understanding how to react properly
• Proactive management (collective approach)
• People skills required
CREW LEVEL

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Self
management
Crew
management
Game
management
Game management
• Context of the game
• Clear tempo & criteria in the beginning
• Maintain clear tempo & criteria
• To understand and empathize but not compensate
• Effective communication
GAME LEVEL

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Be pro-active
Have a full set of
choices at your disposal
and act before you are
forced to do so.
Believe, trust, work,
prepare, be successful!
SUCCESFUL CONTROL & MANAGEMENT