Bristol Referees’ Society

PERSONAL REFEREEING DEVELOPMENT PLAN

Season 2011/12

Name:__________________________

INTRODUCTION

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What is a Personal Referee Development Plan - PRDP A Personal Referee Development Plan is about a referee taking charge of their own development. It’s not about “going with the flow” and “accepting your niche in life” or your niche in the organisation you have drifted into. It’s about you identifying responsibility for planning and monitoring your progress towards the successful achievement of the goals you have set. How can a Personal Referee Development Plan help me? Referees have different needs in terms of development. A referee can develop simply by gaining more refereeing experience. However, more rapid progress can be made when needs are identified, solutions sought and implemented, and then progress measured in a structured way. You will be able to use your PDRP as a basis for discussion with your coach, tutor or mentor and you can keep your adviser reports and fitness results/plans in this file. It is yours to keep and use as you require. The PRDP works on the principle of identifying:

Where are you? Where do you want to be? How you will get there?

Although some may find formalising a Personal Referee Development Plan difficult, the benefits are valued by the majority that undertake this process. The act of writing crystallises and formalises the writers achievements and aspirations rather than just leaving them in their heads. The process helps the referee visualise and realise his/her goals. The PRDP is relevant to any referee who wants to improve, regardless of whether they seek promotion or not. It may also be relevant to a referee who feels he/she may be coming to the end of his/her active career and wants to plan his/her next step – dual career, assessor, referee coach or society administrator. It is important to remember that assessor/coach feedback and reports offer a means of building on strengths and improving on weaknesses. The assessor/coach feedback form is an integral part of referee development, and the reports should be filed within their PRDP. These reports will allow referees to measure improvements and, possibly, redefine goals.

SECTION ONE

This Personal Referee Development Plan template has been drawn up using material following RFU publications: - Self Development – An Introduction and Continuous Referee Development Award Module 2

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SWOT Analysis A SWOT – Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats – analysis is a good way of answering the “Where are you?” question. Spend some time and fill in the sections below. You may have to refer to any assessor/coach reports you have. It can be worth sharing the points you make with your coach/mentor, a refereeing colleague or someone you trust outside of rugby. Remember that the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats may change through time and they will need reviewing and amending. STRENGTHS Record your refereeing strengths • • • WEAKNESSES Record the areas of your refereeing requiring further development • • •

OPPORTUNITIES What opportunities are there for you to build on your strengths and develop the areas requiring attention? • • • THREATS What are the threats to you achieving your goals i.e. ‘what is hindering your progress?’

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SECTION TWO

Personal Refereeing Goals Based on your work on the SWOT analysis, outline your realistic refereeing goals and ambitions, including target dates. This will help you answer the question “Where do you want to be”? Outline your goals/ambitions using the SMART process – Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time related. When considering your Personal Refereeing Goals, it might help to think in terms of: (a) Current Situation – is the objective something you need to address in the next few weeks/months? (b) Future - is the objective something you need to address in the next few months/ a year? (c) Vision – are the Current and Future objectives taking into account where you want to be in say 3-5 years? You will find that you will need to amend these through time. OBJECTIVE STRATEGY TARGET

DATE

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SECTION THREE

ACTION PLANNING YOU What actions can you take to build upon the opportunities and to minimise the threats? • • • • • • OTHERS What practical actions can others take to help you to achieve your goals? - who and what? • • • • • • • • • MENTOR/ COACH/ TUTOR Who are you going to discuss the personal refereeing plan with?

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What qualifies them for the role of mentor? Elder statesman? Another Referee? Club coach? A work colleague? A good listener?

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CLUBS Clubs train and/or play at the same mental or physical pace at least four times a week. What clubs could you visit to ensure that you are operating at the same pace? Club Visited

Date What was learnt?

TRAVEL Are there any constraints to travelling to games within Devon or on exchange?

Possible Constraints

Family

Work

Other Commitments

Relationships

REFEREEING PROBLEMS If there are any concerns, whom are you going to discuss it with?

Name of Person Yes No

Mentor

Society Training Officer

Society Secretary

Referee Development Officer / Manager

Committee Member

Other

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SECTION FOUR

FITNESS PLANS

Pre Season – August Day

Fitness Activity

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

During the season Day

Fitness Activity

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

AREAS OF FITNESS

PRESENT TARGET ACTION PLAN

BLEEP Test