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Another
crucial role in competitive and
recreational sport is that of
officials, e.g. referees, umpires,
judges, marshals or time keepers.
There are paid opportunities and
career pathways in some sports
to officiate, although the vast
majority of officials work on
a voluntary basis. Officiating
is now recognised as an essential
component to the development of
sport. Unfortunately, as the pressures
in sport grow (mainly due to the
intense media spotlight), the
number of instances of abuse toward
match officials has grown, this
causes problems for recruitment
and retention of appropriate staff.
Each individual Governing Body
of Sport will have their own officials
training and education system
as well as their own development
pathway from grass roots official
to world class, and in some cases
professional, official. Please
see individual NGB websites to
find out more about how to get
involved in officiating within
your chosen sport.
‘Sport cannot flourish at
grass roots level without officials’.
There has been an organisation
established to represent the needs
of sports officials across the
UK and across all sports –
Sports Officials UK and their
website is at www.sportsofficialsuk.com
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