MAA 550 - Successful Sport Officiating

The topics and assignments of this six-week course are designed to facilitate a deeper understanding of the skills required for effective officiating. These include but are not limited to sound communication skills and proper decision-making protocols. This course will provide a comprehensive overview of officiating and dealing with coaches, players, fans, and parents as well as conflict resolution. Our journey will also ask each of us to develop an officiating philosophy with the goal of understanding the psychology of officiating in an effort to become an effective official. This course asks each learner to respectfully listen to each other, respect everyone’s perspectives and allows be willing to accept the possibility of changing your own perspective.

Credits: 3