My life on the line
By REFCOACH
My life on the lineJul 03, 2020
E14 - My Life As A Performance Psychologist With Daniel Dymond
In this week's episode, Ale, Jack and Benji welcome Daniel Dymond, Performance Psychologist. Daniel has worked in performance and sports psychology with elite athletes, organisations such as Golf Australia and the Adelaide Football Club (Australia Rules Football), and as Lead Psychologist for the Athlete Mental Health app Arete. The guys discussed many aspects of the psychology of refereeing, how to deal with pressure and recovering from mistakes on the field, along with recurring topics such as dealing with expectations.
E13 - My Life Doing It All With Christina Unkel
In this week's episode, Ale, Jack and Benji welcome Christina Unkel, PRO and ex-FIFA referee, Attorney at law, Referee Analyst on CBS HQ, Mother and co-owner of a gym. Christina talked with them about balancing all her activities in her life, how being a referee helps her being an attorney and about her endeavour to educate the public about the Laws of The Game via her role as an analyst.
E12 - My Life On The Court with Bill Mildenhall
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.
E11 - My Life As A Performance Coach with Tom Frost
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.
E10.5 - My Life In The MLS Bubble
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, 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.
E10 - My Life on the Line Live With Isaac Trevis
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.
E09 - My Life Finding My Mojo With Ben Crowe
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.
E08 - My Life in the Commentary Box With Derek Rae
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.
E07 - My Life First Times
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.
E06 - My Life in Dutch With Jan Ter Harmsel
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.
E05 - My Life Refereeing Abroad With Daniele Curcio
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.
E04 - My Life as a Sport Scientist With John Westbrooks
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.
E03 - My Life In a Smartwatch App with Hassan Rajwani
Ale, Jack & Benji are joined by the first-ever guest on My Life on the Line: Hassan from REFSIX, the referee smartwatch app adopted in 90+ countries in 95k+ matches worldwide. Hassan provides some amazing insights into the power of technology and data, enabling referees at all levels to access pro data and improve their performances, all accessible through their smartphone. To find out more about REFSIX, visit www.refsix.com or join us on REFCOACH and reach out to Hassan!
E02 - My Life Before a Game
Ever wondered what a referee does to prepare for a match? In this episode of My Life on the Line, Ale, Jack & Benji discuss how they get ready for a match, starting from the moment they get assigned to a match from the very last moment before the match starts.
How do you reach out to your team? How do you mentally prepare? And what are your favourite prematch bangers? Join the conversation on the Refcoach Facebook group and let us know what you do to prepare for your games.