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Referee Skills & Drills Videos

Choose below from our library of Referee skills videos. The tutorials are run by current and former lead Referees.

Movement and Fitness

Drill 1

Continuous run for 1 minute, with 1 minute recovery x 6 (12 minutes total time, 660m total distance)

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Drill 2

Continuous run, complete the sequence twice (i.e.: 560m), rest for 90 seconds, x 3 (total distance= 1680m)

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Drill 3

Continuous run, complete as much as possible in 1 minute, with 1 minute recovery, x 6

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Drill 4

Drill 4

Continuous run for 40 seconds, continue to walk through the drill for the next 20 seconds x6, 1 minute continuous run, 30 seconds walk, x 6

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Training Tips

Warm Up

This video shows a warm up set which should be used prior to participating in a fitness/conditioning activity, or prior to a game.

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Goal Line Positioning - 3 Ball

Tackles will be made within 3m or 5m of the goal line. The Referee must position themselves in the in-goal or on the goal line according to where the tackle was made.

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Zig Zag - Conditioning

Tackles will be made within 3m or 5m of the goal line. The Referee must position themselves in the in-goal or on the goal line according to where the tackle was made.

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Goal Line Positioning

Tackles will be made close to the goal line, where the Referee is required to be positioned in the in-goal area, and then must move out of the in-goal after the play-the-ball for the next play.

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Staged Taps

Participants will practice their application of allowing or disallowing quick penalty kicks

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Written Signs

Participants will run through a variety of signs indicating an event where they must blow the whistle and give the correct signal

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Static Comms

Participants will practice their vocab sequence by running through some static rucks, with a variety of different tackle types

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Shift Play

The participant will practice moving up off the 10m line, positioning themselves in a way in which they are best able to rule on passes and upcoming contact

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Shapes

The participant will start from a kick-off position before moving downfield and refereeing a set of 6 tackles, using specific tackle ID. Rucks are identified by a variety of markers set out on the field, representing different tackle types.

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Ruck ID

Participants will focus on using correct/specific communication to the ruck based on what they have identified in the tackle

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Plus 10m - Conditioning

Participants will perform a physical conditioning drill, aimed at increasing fitness whilst incorporating referee-specific movement patterns

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Pivot Shuttle - Conditioning

Participants will perform a pivot shuttle set, aimed at increasing fitness levels whilst working on the specific movement patterns of refereeing

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Pied Piper

Participants will set a 10m distance and the coach will use marked rope to measure this distance and provide feedback to the participant

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Forward Pass Perception

Participants will make a judgment on potential forward passes from a variety of positions, with the aim of showing participants how passes can look different depending on their position

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Forward Pass 2 v 1

Referee and Touch Judge rule on potential forward passes

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Mid Field Bomb Positioning

The Referee will learn how to clear a kicker, scan for kick chasers, appropriately position themselves for a mid-field bomb, and then set the next 10m distance

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MAS Shuttles - Conditioning

Participants will perform shuttle runs on set times and distances, aimed at improving fitness

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Holding 10m Line

The Referee will set a 10m distance after a change of possession, and practice skills around holding the 10m defensive line

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Controlling 20m Restarts

Referee learns how to control a quick 20m restart

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10m Yoyo

Referee sets multiple 10m distances

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