Since competitive sport returned in South Australia in July 2020, we have also seen a significant increase in reports of abuse towards Match Officials. We have experienced, observed, and had officials report to us, that they have walked off games or not returned to umpire due to the increase in abuse they receive. Officials have reported the extra pressures they feel to officiate more games for their local association due to the increase in participation, and the reduction in available Match Officials.
This has been a real concern for us at ConnectRef and we constantly find ourselves asking “How can we help our officials more? To understand the effects more fully on the officiating environment we decided a more formal investigation on the factors influencing officials was the best way forward.
With the help of Officially Human, we created a survey that was released to all officials in October 2023.
The results from this survey can be found in document below
Any questions, please do not hesitate to email Jarrod Cresp and [email protected]
This has been a real concern for us at ConnectRef and we constantly find ourselves asking “How can we help our officials more? To understand the effects more fully on the officiating environment we decided a more formal investigation on the factors influencing officials was the best way forward.
With the help of Officially Human, we created a survey that was released to all officials in October 2023.
The results from this survey can be found in document below
Any questions, please do not hesitate to email Jarrod Cresp and [email protected]
| october_2023_results.pdf |
