assess the quality of sport competitions
Evaluate the quality of sport competitions and communicate judgements consistently.
Sports officials are responsible for administering the rules and laws of a sport and for ensuring fair play according to the rules and laws. The role includes applying rules during the sport or activity, contributing to health, safety and protection of participants and others during the sport or activity, organising sport events, establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with competitors and others, and communicating effectively.
Competences and skills
11 ESCO relationsEssential skills and competences 9 competences
Occupation specific
5 competencescreate relationships with sport competitors
Establish and cultivate relationships with competitors and their representatives while abiding by competition rules.
interpret sport games rules
Interpret the rules and laws as an official, safeguarding the spirit of the sport activity and competition.
judge sport performances
Judge performances in sporting competitions in order to award points, impose scoring penalties, and determine results.
listen actively to sport players
Give attention to what players and participants are saying, understand the issues raised, and ask questions when necessary. Sport officials need to display professionalism, integrity and ethical conduct.
Sector-specific
3 competencesapply sport games rules
Develop and sustain the ability to apply rules, within the spirit of the sport activity and competition, and in a professional and respectful manner.
communicate information during sport game
Use a range of communication strategies to provide adapted information as an official to sport competitors and participants. Minimise conflict and deal with disagreement effectively. Take into consideration the sport competition environment and the social perceptiveness of the audience when formulating the message.
contribute to the development of a sporting estate
Analyse estate records for previous sporting years to establish effectiveness of previous activities and development opportunities, establish previous resource usage to determine efficiency, assess options and establish proposals outlining future sporting capability of sporting estate, make contributions towards the finalisation of the sporting plan, suggest realistic targets and ideas for maintaining and improving the future sporting potential.
Cross-sector
1 competencedevelop professional network
Reach out to and meet up with people in a professional context. Find common ground and use your contacts for mutual benefit. Keep track of the people in your personal professional network and stay up to date on their activities.
- Scope note
- This includes the development of social relationships with patients and customers.
Optional knowledge 1 competence
Occupation specific
1 competencebadminton
The techniques, theory, and rules of badminton. The performance of a serve, forehand and backhand grips or jumping skills are some of these sport techniques. Knowledge of the basic equipment needed to play badminton such as the racket and the shuttlecock or birdie used as projectile.
Sector-specific
0 competencesNo competences in this bucket.
Cross-sector
0 competencesNo competences in this bucket.
Optional skills and competences 1 competence
Occupation specific
0 competencesNo competences in this bucket.
Sector-specific
1 competenceestablish relationship with the media
Adopt a professional attitude to respond effectively to the demands of the media.
Cross-sector
0 competencesNo competences in this bucket.