UncleKiBag
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I am curious to know what SG officials do at their bimonthly St. Georges Park training camps. Would love any details on their video analysis sessions, how they train and what their schedule is please...
What Do Select Group Officials Do at St. Georges Park?
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These are from a couple of years back. But hopefully gives you a bit of an insight.
www.skysports.com
www.theguardian.com
Sky Sports' David Prutton meets PGMOL at St George's Park
Sky Sports David Prutton attends a Select Group 2 PGMOL training camp to get a closer look at how referees prepare for being a matchday official.
‘We’re always easy to have a go at’: behind the scenes at a PGMOL referee training camp
St George’s Park visit shows lengths officials go to in pursuit of right decisions and how they deal with things going wrong
UncleKiBag
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I guess they aren't allowed afterparties in each others rooms anymore...
Seriously though, do you think anything would have changed post Coote?
Runner Ref
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I can’t imagine too much what change at St Georges Park.
Curious as go whether things have changed at the annual conference. I had a few great p*ss ups at those.
Curious as go whether things have changed at the annual conference. I had a few great p*ss ups at those.
UncleKiBag
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Thanks @Runner Ref these look great, I will read them asap.These are from a couple of years back. But hopefully gives you a bit of an insight.
Sky Sports' David Prutton meets PGMOL at St George's Park
Sky Sports David Prutton attends a Select Group 2 PGMOL training camp to get a closer look at how referees prepare for being a matchday official.
‘We’re always easy to have a go at’: behind the scenes at a PGMOL referee training camp
St George’s Park visit shows lengths officials go to in pursuit of right decisions and how they deal with things going wrong
I guess I am just curious about the boring details of what their training regime is, do the Refs and AR's all train together or do they get separated?
Do they do team building sessions?
Do they have an onsite Sports Psychologist?
What's the food like? Are they on a strict diet there?
Do they still do video analysis sessions like they used to. I've read about the "video nasty" sessions, do they still make Ref's sit and watch their mistakes whilst their peers critique them?
Do the Ref's and AR's ever play footy against each other?
Runner Ref
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From what I remember, and it’s a few years that I’ve been inactive, I’d say yes to most of your questions.
Generally the referees and AR’s get split up, but there will be teamworks sessions.
I’m sure I read that the Sports Psychologist they used have recently left. But I may have dreamt that. Which is worrying.
UncleKiBag
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Oh really? I just read Clattenburg's book and he says he didn't like the get togethers as none of the other refs would buy each other drinks.
Guess that teaches me not to take Clatts' word as gospel.
To be honest I think the kind of behaviour Coote was engaged in was an after party sort of vibe. I can't imagine he was taking coke at an official function? Porbs just did it at the afters
UncleKiBag
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That is worrying, surely they would replace them given the recent headlines, and those interviews...
Runner Ref
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Just checked, he left in 2023. I’d bet a lot of money they replaced him.
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I think they spend most of their time posting about their misapplication of law and receding hairlines on refchat!!!
UncleKiBag
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The balder you get the more authoritative you look, I can't wait for mine to go.
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You clearly never saw Lee Mason referee!