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wanting to know more, I guess, yes, I guess just trying to turn over every stone” (personal
communication, April 14, 2008)
When asked if the PSF was currently going back to the NSO, PSF1 commented on
the constant relationship they had with the NSO concerning referees:
Yes, we go back to them week after week about the referees. Obviously the referees
are run by [the NSO] and they assist the [national league] and run the games over
here. And so from a coaching staff we continually go back to them and try and
critique the referees in the best way we can possible. And obviously if we’ve got
some concerns we need to voice them and even about who referees the game, or
people that we think referee the game best in our interests, so from a coaching point
of view we certainly go back and forth on that one. (personal communication, April
14, 2008)
PSF3 also supported this continually relationship with the NSO:
Oh, I guess , areas such as like refereeing….We have three referees controlling
every one of our games…. the referee’s evaluator is a [NSO] employee, so we’re
constantly going to them, talking about ways to improve the quality of refereeing.
The whole scope of our partnership agreement does that. It means we’re constantly
going back to them on this is what we’re doing, these are the programmes we’re
doing, how do we make them better, how do we help you guys by doing them , so
it’s… I guess we have a philosophy with [the NSO], ideally from here on that it’s a
pretty open exchange of ideas, and so that the environment is put in place that both
organisations share, so that both are constantly learning and constantly getting better.
(personal communication, April 16, 2008)
However PSF6 citied one area that the PSF was in constant contact with the NSO,
in the area of player ability, and this wasn’t going to change:
Availability of players, but I mean that’s something that’s never going to change.
That’s one of those areas that there’s always going to be that tension, as I was
saying to you before….when we are wanting to have our players on board, we are
looking to get players on board to train them and do their thing, and they are
wanting to have them at the international tournament. (personal communication,
May 26, 2008)
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