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  • Case studies
  • Interviews
  • Tips & tricks
    • Development as ref: start with the selfscan
    • Game management
    • Goal-setting for referees
    • Effective communication
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    • Focus and concentration
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    • Importance of physical training
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    Documentary Kill the referee (with English subtitles)

    3 May, 2020 / No Comments

    The documentary Kill the referee is published online and English subtitles are added as well. Now we’re all at home in lockdown, this documentary is a great thing to watch.   When it released I’ve written a newspaper story for it. I’ve updated that, because that makes it more relevant. You can also find the full clip below. Massimo Busacca: we are not gods Referee Massimo Busacca squatted on the ground. He takes a quiet moment for himself in preparation of the match Sweden versus Greece at the 2008 European Championship in Austria and Switzerland, his home country. There’s a rosary on the table in the dressing room. Busacca makes the…

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    Jan ter Harmsel
  • Blog,  news

    5 qualities World Cup referees should have

    25 October, 2013 / 5 Comments

    The anticipation is building among referees about who will go to the World Cup, says Massimo Busacca, Fifa’s Head of Refereeing in the new magazine Fifa Weekly. Fifa confirmed to Arbitro Internacional that the referee committee will have a meeting on 14th and 15th of January to select the WC referees. But what qualities do these referees need to have according the international referee boss to become a candidate for the world cup in Brazil? This are 5 key factors to become a top referee – things every referee should work on – 5 qualities World Cup referees shoul have: Impeccable performances and the fullest concentration in the matches in…

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    Jan ter Harmsel

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    Referees in the media (week 49 – 52)

    31 December, 2012 / 2 Comments

    Referees in the media will be published at the beginning of the week on the Dutch Referee Blog and provides remarkable or interesting quotes and links to articles worth reading. Due to holidays and incident in Dutch football, I made a list with quotes from the last month. The Dutch Referee blog wishes you a very sportive 2013. “Oh yes, of course I miss it. It’s like a player, when he finishes playing. I miss it a lot, but on the other hand, it’s good because you are still involved, still hungry and can explain better to the referees what they need to do.” Massimo Busacca, former Swiss top referee…

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    Referees in the media (week 52)

    28 December, 2011 / No Comments

    ‘Referees in the media’ will be published at the beginning of the week on the Dutch Referee Blog and provides remarkable or interesting quotes and links to articles worth reading. “He’s really looks better than the last time I’ve seen him.” Says lawyer Sven Menke after visiting Babak Rafati, who’s recovering from an attempted suicide. “Oh yes, of course I miss it. It’s like a player, when he finishes playing. I miss it a lot, but on the other hand, it’s good because you are still involved, still hungry and can explain better to the referees what they need to do.” Massimo Busacca misses refereeing now he’s the head of…

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    Busacca new head of Fifa refereeing

    13 July, 2011 / 2 Comments

    Massimo Busacca has been appointed as new head of Fifa’s refereeing department. The Swiss referee, who will start at August 1st, has announced the end of his career as ‘men in black’ recently. Fifa president Joseph Blatter is happy with his recruit: “As I have said on many occasions, I have made refereeing one of my main priorities. Massimo Busacca’s experience will prove to be particularly useful to our mission and to our efforts to continue the groundwork we have put in place with the confederations and member associations in this particularly important area.” The question for many referees is: will this in the future bring much change into refereeing.…

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