RefCoach Podcasts

Football and Basketball seem to have nothing but the round ball in common. However, in this episode, the crew welcomes Bill Mildenhall, a legend of international basketball refereeing to find out how similar the roles of the officials are in both disciplines. Bill tells us amazing stories about his experience as an official and as a referee coach and manager at tournaments such as the Olympics, World Cups and domestic leagues. Along his amazing career, Bill had the pleasure to referee the Dream Team (USA), starting the one and only Michael Jordan, at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992.

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In this episode Ale, Jack and Benji have a guest they know really well: Tom Frost, their former Performance Coach. A trip down memory lane for the trio, but also some great insights from Tom, who has extensive experience in performance and strength & conditioning coaching, having worked in PNG with the local Olympic Team, a professional UFC fighter, and many referees of all levels, from grassroots officials to FIFA referees.

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In this bonus episode Ale, Jack & Benji look at what has been happening in football all around the world and talk about what's coming next for the RefCoach community. John Westbrooks, the guest on the 4th episode of the podcast, makes a special appearance from the Orlando MLS bubble to give the guys some insights of how the MLS and PRO is getting the seasons back on track.

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A special episode of My Life On The Line: Ale, Jack & Benji recorded this live on the RefCoach Facebook Group. This time the hosts were joined by Isaac Trevis, FIFA AR from New Zealand, reminiscing from the times they spent together refereeing in Melbourne (AUS) and talking about the challenges managing travel, life and refereeing.

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In this episode of My Life On The Line, Ale, Jack & Benji welcomed Ben Crowe from Mojo Crowe. Ben worked with Nike for over 20 years and has been helping athletes achieving great results and being the best version of themselves. He has been coaching many Australian athletes, including the Women #1 Ranked tennis player Ash Barty, the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, and also coaches many CEOs across world, including some of the decision-makers at Facebook. However, Ben doesn't simply focus on helping his clients developing a performance mindset: he helps them unlocking unconditional love and self-worth, so they can accept they are and become better humans before better athletes or CEOs. Ben talked to us about how to use the power of self-acceptance and how referees can improve their performance and enjoy their games without extra pressure and unrealistic expectations.

If you are interested in finding out more about Ben's work visit his website www.mojocrowe.com, or search for Mojo Crowe on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or LinkedIn.

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What a special episode this was! Ale, Jack & Benji welcome a football legend: Derek Rae. Together with Derek the RefCoach crew approached refereeing from a different angle, the one of a commentator, only to find out of the many similarities that both roles have. Derek was an amazing guest and gave us so many interesting insights and stories from his illustrious career. 

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In this episode Ale, Jack & Benji talk about their ‘first times’ in refereeing: their first games, first mess-ups, first promotions and the feeling and emotions that go along with it. The pressure of ‘first times’ applies to all referees, and how we deal with it when it happens is just as important as the experience itself.

Share your experience, join the Facebook RefCoach group. Reach out and tell us all about your first times.

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In this episode of My Life on the Line, we caught up with Jan, the man behind Dutch Referee Blog. Jan shared with us his amazing journey creating his blog and his refereeing story. Visit Jan's blog at www.dutchreferee.com or find him on social media searching Dutch Referee. He is also part of our Facebook Group RefCoach.

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In this episode, we were joined by Daniel Curcio, the founder and president of Referee Abroad. Daniel took us on a journey to discover all about the amazing work Referee Abroad does to facilitate referees from all over the world join international tournaments in some amazing countries like France, Spain, Portugal, China and more. 

If you are interested in finding out more or how to join their movement, visit www.RefereeAbroad.com or visit their Facebook Page.

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We had the pleasure and luck to welcome John Westbrooks, Sport Scientist at PRO (Professional Referees Organisation). John and we discussed how he and PRO keep their referees fit during the season and in pre-season, how they deal with flying, recovery and nutrition. We also discussed the mental aspects related to keeping your fitness up in times where life is getting in the way.

In this episode, we learned a lot about referees and training, not just from a physical perspective, but also from a mental point of view, both as a trainer or coach and as a referee.

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