The Everyday Jiu Jitsu Podcast Ep 49: Refereeing For Beginners

In this episode, I discuss refereeing for beginners. Learning how to ref is a very good way to gain a better understanding of the game, as well as becoming a more effective coach and competitor. The role of the referee is incredibly important in Jiu-Jitsu competition, and should absolutely be done to the best of one’s ability. This position requires knowledge, humility, patience, stress management, and the ref’s undivided attention. The referee should never steal the show in a grappling match; a competition is about the expression of the two athletes competing against each other. However, one mistake on the part of the referee can completely change the outcome of a match. I discuss my reasons for being a referee, refereeing kid’s matches, fairness of outcome, tips, and tricks, and becoming the ref that every competitor wants calling their matches. Enjoy!
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Chapters:
0:26 Intro
1:42 Know the rules of the game
12:52 A good referee trick
14:32 Fairness of outcome
16:03 Kids
22:26 Why referee?
24:55 The referee’s perception and dropping the ego
31:06 Professionalism
33:54 Mat Awareness
39:30 Staying fresh and surviving the day
41:41 Ref as a team
44:42 Outro

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Loved the Podcast Matt!! Just starting to get into reffing and it's good to know that I've been doing a lot of the things you mentioned. It has definitely helped me in my matches since I know how the point scoring works on a slightly deeper level. I actually fell victim to a scorekeeper error recently that cost me a gold medal match, didn't find out until after the division was over unfortunately so it was a bummer, she accidentally clicked my opponents name even though I was the winner of the decision.