Resources
Australian Sports Commission
ASC webpages
- Clubs (Link)
- Harassment-free Sport information sheet series - Ethical rights and responsibilities - Officials (Link)
- Junior Sport (Link)
- National Sporting Organisations (Link)
Articles from Officiating Australia newsletter
The Officiating Australia newsletter was initially developed to provide accredited officials with information and news about the National Officiating Accreditation Scheme, officiating issues and major initiatives and happenings in officiating/sport Due to the release of Sports Official e-magazine for accredited officials, the Officiating Australia Newsletter is no longer in publication. However, you can still access previous issues of the Officiating Australia Newsletter below.- Setting the tone for the game (
PDF - 290.5 kb) - Sporting tribunal operations - what you need to know ( PDF - 77.3 kb)
- Strategies to deal with abuse of officials ( PDF - 478.7 kb)
- The emergency action plan ( PDF - 399.5 kb)
- Using mental rehearsal to prepare for officiating ( PDF - 473.1 kb)
- Video analysis for self-assessment by officials ( PDF - 263.4 kb)
Australian websites
- AusRef (website of Soccer Australia referees) (Link)
- Australian Football League Umpire's Association (Link)
- Australian Rugby League Referees Association (Link)
- New South Wales Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association (Link)
- Softball NSW Umpires Association (Link)
International websites
- National Association of Sports Officials (Link)
- Officiating.com (latest news on officiating in the United States) (Link)
- Referee magazine (Link)
- Sports Officials Canada (Link)
- Sports Officiating Wikipedia (Link)
National Sports Information Centre (NSIC)
The NSIC has a catalogue of publications and resources, as well as access to databases to search for articles on topics for officials.- NSIC catalogue and databases (Link)
Officiating Australia
- Volume 3 Number 2 2004 ( PDF - 220.8 kb)
- Volume 4 Number 1 2004 ( PDF - 259.7 kb)
- Volume 4 Number 2 2005 ( PDF - 552.8 kb)
- Volume 5 Number 1 2005 ( PDF - 456.6 kb)
- Volume 5 Number 2 2006 ( PDF - 819.6 kb)
- Volume 6 Number 1 2006 ( PDF - 736.1 kb)
- Volume 6 Number 2 2007 ( PDF - 551.6 kb)
- Volume 7 Number 1 2008 ( PDF - 533.7 kb)
