This document discusses the importance of teamwork for referees officiating basketball games. It defines a team as a small group with complementary skills and a commitment to a common goal. Effective teamwork requires understanding each other's backgrounds, working as a cohesive unit, and fulfilling roles with equal responsibility. The success of modern officiating relies on seamless collaboration between the referee crew through all stages of the game: preparation, decision making during play, and post-game analysis. Facing challenges together and continual improvement depends on collective responsibility and a willingness to assist one another.

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TEAMWORK (in modern officiating)
FIBA Main Competitions
Summer 2014

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TEAMWORK
Assist your partner to find
a new way to reach
excellence

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1. Teamwork principles
2. Teamwork & refereeing
3. Work as a unit, team and crew
4. The game (before, during and after)
5. Challenges & Solutions
INDEX

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Team means a small group of people,
• that has complementary skills
• that has made a commitment
to a common goal, performance
targets and operating model
• that considers itself responsible
for the group’s performance
DEFINITION OF A TEAM

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Team
• Complementary skills
• Collective commitment
• Collective responsibility
DEFINITION OF A TEAM

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TEAMWORK

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• Each group has a unique structure and
division of roles among its members
• Each group has power, sense and
communication structures
• A good leader is able to identify different
structures and to contribute to the
success of the group’s members
GROUP STRUCTURE

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• An individual referee can
achieve almost an optimal level
in his performance
• This does not guarantee the
optimal outcome of the game
TEAMWORK & REFEREEING

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• Most important is the correct outcome
of the game (not the referee’s
individual outcome)
• In addition to the individual’s top
performance, how can an individual
improve the team effort?
• Assisting your crew members to be at
their peak performance
TEAM WORK & REFEREEING

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Stay together as a team from the beginning
until the end of the game
o Friends off the court Team on the court
o Not friends off the court Team on the court
TEAM WORK & REFEREEING

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Knowing and understanding each other
• Different backgrounds, cultures
• Different work habits
• Different officiating philosophy
• Full exploitation of the individual
complementary skills
HOW TO WORK AS ONE UNIT?

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"I was a good referee,
thanks to my partners.
They made me look good ."
IMPACT OF TEAMWORK

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Success of modern
officiating is based on
seamless teamwork
amongst the crew.
IMPACT OF TEAMWORK

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• Help and assist if necessary
• Be sure that help is needed and
requested
• Don’t interfere but intervene
• Don’t guess – ask if you don’t
know
• Accept to be helped
HOW TO WORK AS A TEAM?

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• Respect your Crew Chief (as any other
crew member), but don’t expect that
he/she will do your part of the group work
on the court
• Every member of the crew is expected to
fulfill his/her part of the refereeing task with
equal responsibilities
• Don’t work for your partners, work with
them!
HOW TO WORK AS A CREW?

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CREW CHIEF & MANAGEMENT
There is a huge difference between commanding a group
and leading a team to work seamlessly

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• How to anticipate (preparation)
• Teams, players, tactics and techniques
• Make a plan on how you will anticipate and
cover all the expected various situations
• Management, criteria and mechanics
• Consistency
• Respect the individual routines in the locker
room
BEFORE THE GAME

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Understand how to react (techniques)
• Set the tempo
• Change of the tempo or tactic
• Internal communication (eye contact etc…)
• First un-usual action
• How quickly do you recover as a crew in
case of failure (yourself or your partner)
• Share your feelings (time-outs, half-time)
DURING THE GAME

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Share and be honest
• Debrief in the dressing room
• Share your feelings (positive &
negative)
• Talk about refereeing not about the
referees
• Analyze the need for the improvement
with concrete examples
• Respect different approaches
AFTER THE GAME

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• Lack of standard performance or
failures during the game (you, partner(s),
crew)
• Language problem?
• Difference in the officiating
• Disagreements on the court
• Controversy or incorrect decisions
• Any others?
CHALLENGES TO FACE

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• Accept your mistakes in order to
improve
• Use your mistakes in order to improve
• Use your experience in order to
improve
• Don’t officiate ALONE in order to
improve
GLASS IS ALWAYS HALF FULL…

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• Each member of the team must
accept his role and responsibilities.
• The little details make the
difference for profitable team work.
• Don't change from black to white.
COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY

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• Be honest with your crew
members and tell them when
you think there was a mistake
(time-outs) - deal with it within
your crew.
• Good leaders / co-workers are
able to get the best out of their
teammates.
COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY

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TEAMWORK
Don’t ask what
your teammates
can do for you.
Ask what you
can do for your
teammates.
Earvin Magic Johnson

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TEAMWORK
STRONG
CONSISTENT
TOGETHER