Can you describe a week in the life of an A-League referee?
A week in the life of an A-League referee requires a lot of sacrifice and dedication. For the majority of the panel, the week consists of working Monday to Friday, physical training 3-4 times per week, a teleconference on a Monday night to review incidents, participating in a wellbeing program, reviewing heart rate data, self-assessment and then officiating in an A-League match on the weekend. The week doesn’t allow for much time to be spent with family and friends.
Can you describe a week in the life of a Hyundai A-League referee?
In two words – busy busy. We receive our appointments on a Monday afternoon for that weekend’s round of matches. A typical week includes a teleconference to debrief and analyse the previous weekend’s matches; physical training three times a week in the evenings; two individual gym sessions; and preparing mentally and tactically for the game ahead. We fly into the city of our match on game day usually (except for Wellington and Perth), giving us enough time for lunch, a short kip to charge the batteries, and then arrive at the ground 90 minutes before kick-off. The life of a full-time Hyundai A-League referee will look slightly different, in that I will be able to focus entirely on my preparation and training during the week without juggling another full-time career, much like a full-time professional player would do.
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