Unit-4
QUALITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS OF COACH AND OFFICIAL:
1. Age: The desirable age of an official is supposed to be 20-55 years. The ranges of age vary
as per the nature of the game. He should start at the younger ensuring the longer phase of
working life and achieving professional weight age.
2. Physical fitness: Since a wide range of body postures of variable duration is related to the
conducting of the events associated with muscular strain. It takes time to form habit, and be
comfortable with situation. All the above situations are fairly demanding, so the physical fitness
is an essential requirement of being an official.
3. Academic Eligibility: The field and the scope of the sport is global, it is a common-
knowledge. The Olympic, Asian and Common wealth games do not official capacity one must
be adequately qualified academically. To be able to communicate with his counterparts one
must have the working knowledge of languages being spoken and understood at the venue of the
events. Thus an official will be entitled to due professional courtesy.
4. Efficiency & Consistency: Each considered judgments based on certain related facts express
ones consistency. Every crystallized judgment shows the efficiency of a person. In the sports
events day in and day out one is exposed to such situation so the concerned person should be
well equipped with the above characteristics.
5. Dress Code: Since the official among the participants has distinct and well defined
responsibilities and official recognition, he must be dressed distinctly. In each category dress
code is recommended and defined. To be dressed as per means compliance of rules and
regulation. That is why it is mandatory.
6. Courtesy & Well-mannerism: The conduct of a sports official should be exemplary for
teachers, players and spectators. At time a quarrelsome situation arises. The rage and temper
upsets the entire set up. The mob-like situation develops. In such flare-ups officials are the on
only hope. They should come forward to take up the cause pacifying the parties concerned and
restore harmony.
7. Avoid Shouting and Prattling: An over talkative and self projecting man is hardly
appreciated. People are receptive when something to say and that has too at a hearing distance.
One should be physical active. An official is supposed to be a central figure among the crowd.
Keeping his professional dignity in view one must conduct himself. One losses ones
professional weight age when one tries to be over assertive.
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8. Fully equipped: All the necessary equipment should be placed at the disposal of an official
prior to the starting of the game e.g. spare units of foot balls, hockey balls, and wickets in the
event of breakage. In its absence the match is disrupted at its peal performance. The sense of
participatory thrill is missing and very purpose of game is defeated. The cards shown to the
offenders of the rules is an important part of his equipment.
9. Conversance: To be expert in the art of being a successful official in sports field one has to
put in the concentrated academic excellence, through discretionary appliance of rules and
regulations, arriving at mutually acceptable situations. Besides ensure his place in carrier. One
must be conversant in rising to the occasion.
In nut shell one must be conversant in ones to trade.
10. Co-operation: The success of a sports event is a co-operative effort. The proper timely
applause of the spectator excites the player to put his best foot forward. The situation in play
field is fast changing. Each of the players is out to convert each change in his favour. Official is
conducting the affair with an absolute assertiveness. Till all the three act in unison there is no
problem.
11. Precise knowledge: Precise knowledge of ever-changing rules, along with its justified
interpretation is a tool of trade for an official. In the entire setup of sport he is a central figure.
He enables player to chart the play strategy. There could be a resistance to the change,
interpretation of the changed rules. One has to face the situation, and be very clear headed about
presentation of interpretation.
12. Guidance & Instructions: He is friend, philosopher and guide of the sports arena. It is
desirable that he should sound the basic of rules to the management & other sports officials. All
the prevalent rules and regulations must be implemented. The working knowledge of the rules
makes it easy to conduct sports event.
13. Reaction – time: A sports event is a sum total of fast changing situations in quick
succession requiring, instant spontaneous response officiating officials must have quick reflexes
to asser them at proper juncture. An oversight in checking the violation may change the nature
of ultimate outcome, loss of credibility and erosion of rapport with team and spectators. So the
element of alertness in self assertion in the event is an outstanding virtue. Its absence can spoil
the entire set up.
14. Co-ordination among Colleagues: In some events a number of officials participate. Their
collective contributions crystallize in final decisions. Each of the participating officials must be
aware of it. The co-ordination among the participating officials is a must to ensure better out
some, in a befitting manner.
15. Courage: Based an absolute knowledge of latest rules and regulations of sports, one should
have conviction of courage. The element of courage supported by the faith in ones capabilities
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place him above his cadre. Lack of courage reflects his in capability to take up the situation. It
is a essential quality of a sport official.
16. Personality: Everybody in the totality of his physical appearance exercises influence
among his genders. This is known as personal aura. It plays an important role in seeking the co-
operation of the people in professional sphere. This trait helps an official a lot.
17. Punctuality: The significance of punctuality does not need any elaboration. The
punctuality ought to observe except in event of something beyond their control. One should not
let others pressurize oneself without adequate justified ground.
Dr.P.P.S.Paul Kumar, Principal , UCPESS.
