PROBLEMS ISSUES RECRUITMENT RETENTION SPORTS OFFICIALS

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Recruitment and Retention of Sports Officials • 2004• NSOs and SSOs should be encouraged to appoint officials’ coordinators atassociation level.• Sports should consider adopting more flexible approaches to the rosteringof officials to enable elite level officials to have time off during seasons.• Sports should develop opportunities for experienced officials to ease intoretirement through roles as mentors, coaches, evaluators and part timeofficiating.• There should be formal recognition of current competencies and priorlearning to enable experienced officials to make the transition from sportsofficial to officials’ coach or coordinator.• Training for officials should be designed to include hands-on conflictresolution sessions and coping mechanisms for dealing with the trauma ofabuse and harassment.• Coach and player education should include modules on working with sportofficials to minimise incidents of abuse.• Training and accreditation opportunities for rural and regional officialsshould be provided in locations other than major metropolitan centres.Griffith University • Griffith Business School • Cuskelly & Hoye 19
Recruitment and Retention of Sports Officials • 2004REFERENCESAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2001). Involvement in Organised Sport andPhysical Activity (Catalogue. 6285.0). Canberra: AuthorMiles, M. B. & Huberman, A. M. (1984). Qualitative data analysis, BeverlyHills, CA: Sage.Van Aalst, I. & Daly, C. (2003). New Zealand’s high performance sportsofficials, PS Services.Griffith University • Griffith Business School • Cuskelly & Hoye 20
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