Unit 22 Rules, Regulations and Officials
Assignment 2 – Understand the
Performance of Officials in a Selected
Sport
P4 - For the purpose of the observation, design an observation checklist to analyse the
performance of an official within football. You should create space to make notes on the
performance.
An official may be:
⮚ Linesman
⮚ Referee ✓
⮚ Assistant referee
⮚ Fourth official
⮚ VAR Official
The 6 key areas to be included on your checklist are:
⮚ Application of the rules/laws
⮚ Control of the game
⮚ Effective use of the scoring system
⮚ Ensuring health and safety of participants
⮚ Relationship with others (i.e. coaches, participants, spectators)
⮚ Conflict management
P5 – Select 2 football officials and observe their performance
Use the observation checklist that you have devised to analyse the performance of the
two officials, commenting on the key areas of their role and how well they performed.
You should comment upon any specific incidents/decisions that were important in the
game.
Design a report sheet following the two observations of officials, use your observation
sheet to identify strengths and areas for improvement in each of the performances on
your report sheet.
You should make a list of:
⮚ what the officials did well
⮚ and also areas of their performance that you felt were in need of improvement
i.e. did they control the game?
⮚ did they apply the rules fairly?
M2 - With reference to your report sheet and game based examples/incidents, EXPLAIN
in a detailed written report the identified strengths and areas for improvement of the two
officials. You should demonstrate through the game based examples how their decisions
Assignment 2 – Understand the
Performance of Officials in a Selected
Sport
P4 - For the purpose of the observation, design an observation checklist to analyse the
performance of an official within football. You should create space to make notes on the
performance.
An official may be:
⮚ Linesman
⮚ Referee ✓
⮚ Assistant referee
⮚ Fourth official
⮚ VAR Official
The 6 key areas to be included on your checklist are:
⮚ Application of the rules/laws
⮚ Control of the game
⮚ Effective use of the scoring system
⮚ Ensuring health and safety of participants
⮚ Relationship with others (i.e. coaches, participants, spectators)
⮚ Conflict management
P5 – Select 2 football officials and observe their performance
Use the observation checklist that you have devised to analyse the performance of the
two officials, commenting on the key areas of their role and how well they performed.
You should comment upon any specific incidents/decisions that were important in the
game.
Design a report sheet following the two observations of officials, use your observation
sheet to identify strengths and areas for improvement in each of the performances on
your report sheet.
You should make a list of:
⮚ what the officials did well
⮚ and also areas of their performance that you felt were in need of improvement
i.e. did they control the game?
⮚ did they apply the rules fairly?
M2 - With reference to your report sheet and game based examples/incidents, EXPLAIN
in a detailed written report the identified strengths and areas for improvement of the two
officials. You should demonstrate through the game based examples how their decisions
