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Optimism in Officiating

Presented by: Lior Doron


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Optimism in Officiating

Agenda Practical Exercises

Theory

Exercises Revisited

Safeguards / Disadvantages

Great Quotes Follow-up


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Optimism Test

Answer these 12 questions

with the situation thatBEST FITS.


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#1) You refereed a great

game

a) I took charge of the game

b) The players really seemed to

have everything under control


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#2) You won the whistle

blower award (WBA)a) I made myself more available

and was ready to work more

often

b) Other referees were probably

more busier that period thannormally.


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#3)One team lost because

you blew the game and

made a bad call

a) I made an error in judgment

b) The players got the best of me


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#4) You start the game

and you feel cold

a) I didnt warm up enough

b) Its cooler in the rink than

usual


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#5) You are feeling excited

about the upcoming

season

a) At the beginning of the year, I

feel the positive anticipation ofthe hockey season

b) I am motivated to referee


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#6)You receive your

schedule and notice you

have high division games

a) Sometimes I get these games

b) I referee high division games


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#7) The game has

gotten out of hand

a) You should have called a

tighter game right from thebeginning

b) The players have lost control

of the game


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#8) You have lost

confidence in yourself

a) I don t have confidence in

myself.

B) I just dont have confidence

right now


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#9) You just finished

working a great gamea) I am a good referee

b) I am feeling good about myself


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#10) You call a penalty and

feel confident in your call

a) My penalty calls are very

accurate

b) My judgment is very good


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#11) Youve been feeling

run down lately

a) My legs are feeling heavy

b) My body is feeling tired


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#12) Your mind wanders

during the game

a) I can lose focus every so often

b) My mind can be distracted

once in a while


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optimism

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Optimism Defined

A tendency to expect the bestpossible outcome or dwell onthe most hopeful aspects of a

situation
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Benefits of Optimism

Avoid depression / quitting

Healthier lifestyle / referee

longer

Become more persistent / enjoy

the game more


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Optimism & Its

Dimensions

1) Personalization

2) Time

3) Pervasiveness

Keep in mind that good and bad

things happen to you on the ice

and in life


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Dimension #1)

Personalization Good things

take

responsibility

Bad things - find

a reason (not

you)

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ou re eree a greagame

ANSWERS ARE IN CAPS

A) I took charge of the game

b) The players really seemed to

have everything under control


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#2) You won the whistle

blower award (WBA)A) I made myself more available

and was ready to work more

often

b) Other referees were probably

more busier that period thannormally.


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#3)One team lost because

you blew the game and

made a bad call

a) I made an error in judgment

B) The players got the best of me


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#4) You start the game

and you feel cold

a) I didnt warm up enough

B) Its cooler in the rink than

usual


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Dimension #2)

Time

Good things

happen a long

time

Bad things

happen a short

period of time


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#5) You are feeling excited

about the upcoming

season

a) At the beginning of the year, I

feel the positive anticipation ofthe hockey season

B) I am motivated to referee


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#6)You receive your

schedule and notice you

have high division games

a) Sometimes I get these games

B) I referee high division games


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#7) The game has

gotten out of hand

a) You should have called a

tighter game right from thebeginning

B) The players have lost controlof the game


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#8) You have lost

confidence in yourself

a) I don t have confidence in

myself.

B) I just dont have confidence

right now


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Dimension #3)

Pervasiveness Good things

affect many

areas of your life

Bad things

affect one or

few areas ofyour life


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#9) You just finished

working a great gamea) I am a good referee

b) I am feeling good about myself


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#10) You call a penalty and

feel confident in your call

a) My penalty calls are very

accurate

b) My judgment is very good


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#11) Youve been feeling

run down lately

a) My legs are feeling heavy

b) My body is feeling tired


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#12) Your mind wanders

during the game

a) I can lose focus every so often

b) My mind can be distracted

once in a while


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Your Results / 12

Look at Your

Weakest /

StrongestDimension

Sampling Bias

Original

Questionnaire

1

8%

2

17%

3

25%4

33%

5

42%

6

50%

7

58%

8

67%

9

75%

10

83%

11

92%

12

100%

Th j t i


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The project you are in

charge of is a great

successa) I kept a close watch over

everyones work

b) Everyone devoted a lot of timeand energy to it

Y t fl f


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You get a flower from a

secret admirer.

a) I am attractive to him / her

b) I am a popular person


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You host a successful

dinner

a) I was particularly charming

that night

b) I am a good host


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Safeguard Against

Optimism

Lose sense of

reality

Loss ofaccountability


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Quotes: Optimistic or

Pessimistic?

As soon as I make a mistake, a bigone, I live with that for two, three,four games I recognize my

mistake, I do not try and make upany excuses, say no, no, this is not amistake. I live with it and thatssomething I havent resolved so farsince I made one and I live with it for

a few games or for a few minutesduring the game.


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Great Optimistic Quotes

Ive had some big wins and some

tough losses, but the Czech game,no question, is one of thetoughest losses Ive everexperienced. We were in shock. Itwas one of the those rarefeelings weve gotten in our

careers where we really didntknow what hit us.

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Great Optimistic Quotes

I just didnt have

that last push

Myrium Bedard after losing in the biathlon in 98


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Follow - Up

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