PROBLEMS ISSUES RECRUITMENT RETENTION SPORTS OFFICIALS

Recruitment and Retention of Sports Officials • 2004Recruitment and retention of officials in sportNSO interview schedule1. How is officiating in your sport currently organised and managed (eg., national, state,regional or club basis)? Is there a national strategy?2. Do you have current or historical data on the numbers of officials? How would youdescribe the quality, reliability and currency of the national database?3. Is there data available about the levels of accreditation of officials? Have any trendsbeen identified?4. What about recruitment or retention data--is this data collected by the nationaloffice? Does your office monitor trends in recruitment and retention?5. How would you describe the current situation in relation to the recruitment andretention of officials in your sport?6. Are you aware of any problems in the recruitment and retention of officials?7. How would you describe the nature of the problem? And, how extensive do youthink the problem is?8. What, in your view, are the causes of the problem?9. Getting more into the recruitment of officials, is there a national recruitmentstrategy in your sport? Can you give me an overview of these strategies?10. Are you aware of any ‘best practice’ examples in the recruitment of officials?11. Getting more into the retention of officials, is there a national retention strategy inyour sport? Can you give me an overview of these strategies?12. Are you aware of any ‘best practice’ examples in the retention of officials?13. In terms of liaising with the States, to what extent do the State Associations conformor comply with the national office strategies?14. Are the management practices uniform or consistent between the States?15. Can you provide me with the contact details of the best person to talk to in _______state offices about officiating?Documentation to request• Data on numbers of officials• Accreditation scheme/systems documentation• Accreditation requirements at each level• Reviews or surveys conducted• Promotional material targeted to officialsGriffith University • Griffith Business School • Cuskelly & Hoye 25