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B2 Officials and their roles and responsibilities in sport Typeit
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Officials are responsible for following the guidelines and expectations set by the national governing body for their sport. This includes personal standards that they should maintain themselves, as well as the rules and regulations they should enforce.
There are several key general responsibilities that officials have in sport:
- Officials must maintain appearances by wearing appropriate kit. If officials operate as a team, such as a main referee and assistants, the same attire is usually worn by all. For example, referees in football are only allowed to wear five different coloured jerseys in line with FIFA’s guidelines. These are black, red, yellow, green and blue. These must be worn alongside shorts and socks.
- Officials are responsible for using necessary equipment, such as blowing a to draw attention, issuing to discipline players, and using a to write down player information. Assistants may carry a with them and wave this to indicate when the ball is out of play.
- Officials must maintain a certain level of so that they can keep up with the speed of play. For example, referees in football and rugby use national governing body facilities to throughout the week and maintain physical fitness.
- Officials must be able to communicate effectively with each other and with on the pitch. The main referee often asks for their assistant’s opinion on key incidents using their earpiece and , and they often relay the reasons for their decisions to the team captain.
- Officials must maintain their control over players by enforcing the and regulations and applying the relevant action if players break the rules. They should use their whistle to get the attention of players and issue a to any players who commit a minor offence (e.g. through a yellow card), or dismiss players who commit major offences (e.g. by issuing a card).
- Officials should stop the game immediately if any serious occur (e.g. a blow to the head), and respond quickly by calling on medical support. In doing so, officials help promote the health and of participants.