Communicate using whistle Able to consistently and effectively use the whistle to differentiate between penalties and Able to effectively use the whistle to differentiate between penalties and non-penalties Able to use the whistle to differentiate between penalties and but there were missed opportunities to demonstrate more effective communication Did not use the whistle to differentiate between penalties and non-penalties Communicate using signals Able to consistently and effectively communicate using primary and secondary signals Able to effectively communicate using primary and secondary signals Able to communicate using primary and/or secondary signals, but there were missed opportunities to demonstrate more effective communication Did not communicate using primary and/or secondary signals Communicate verbally Able to consistently and effectively communicate verbally, clearly and concisely Able to effectively communicate verbally, clearly and concisely Able to communicate verbally, but there were missed opportunities to communicate more clearly and/or more concisely Did not communicate verbally in a clear and/or concise way Communicate Able to consistently and effectively use non-verbal communication Able to effectively use non-verbal communication Able to communicate non-verbally, but there were missed opportunities to demonstrate more effective non-verbal communication Did not demonstrate how to communicate verbally Communicate advantage verbally and non-verbally Able to consistently and effectively communicate advantage, both verbally and Able to effectively communicate advantage, both verbally and non-verbally Able to communicate advantage verbally and/or non-verbally, but there were missed opportunities to demonstrate more effective communication Did not demonstrate how to communicate advantage verbally and/or Communicate with Match Officials Able to consistently and effectively communicate with Match Officials Able to effectively communicate with Match Officials Able to communicate with Match Officials, but there were missed opportunities to demonstrate more effective communication Did not demonstrate how to communicate with other Match Officials GAME MANAGEMENT DESCRIPTOR MATRIX CRITERIA Excellent demonstration Good demonstration Satisfactory demonstration/Insufficient opportunity to demonstrate Key development focus Demonstrate the use preventative and punitive measures to control the match Able to demonstrate how to use preventative and punitive measures, using a range of strategies consistently and fairly Able to demonstrate how to use preventative and punitive measures consistently and fairly Able to demonstrate how to use preventative and punitive measures but was not always consistent and/or fair Did not demonstrate how to use preventative and punitive measures in a consistent and/or fair manner
Interact with captains and players Able to interact effectively with captains and other players using a range of strategies (e.g. praise, warnings, sanctions, etc.) consistently and fairly Able to interact effectively with captains and players consistently and fairly Able to interact with captains and other players but was not always consistent and/or fair Did not interact with captains and players in a consistent and/or fair manner Demonstrate how to manage foul play Able to demonstrate how to manage foul play using appropriate and proportionate sanctions consistently Able to demonstrate how to manage foul play using appropriate and proportionate sanctions Able to demonstrate how to manage foul play using sanctions but was not always appropriate and/or proportionate Did not demonstrate how to manage foul play using sanctions Demonstrate how to manage cynical behaviour and persistent infringements Able to demonstrate how to manage foul play and inappropriate behaviour in the playing environment using a range of strategies (e.g. praise, warnings, sanctions, etc.) consistently and fairly Able to demonstrate how to manage foul play and inappropriate behaviour in the playing environment consistently and fairly Able to demonstrate how to manage foul play and inappropriate behaviour in the playing environment but was not always consistent and/or fair Did not demonstrate how to manage foul play and inappropriate behaviour in the playing environment in a consistent and/or fair manner Demonstrate the use of advantage Able to consistently and effectively demonstrate how to apply advantage which frequently enhanced the game’s fluency Able to consistently demonstrate how to apply advantage which improved the game’s fluency Able to demonstrate how to apply advantage but there were missed opportunities to improve the game’s fluency Did not demonstrate how to apply advantage when refereeing in order to maintain and/or improve the game’s fluency CORE VALUES DESCRIPTOR MATRIX – Teamwork, Respect, Enjoyment, Discipline, Sportsmanship CRITERIA Excellent demonstration Good demonstration Satisfactory demonstration/Insufficient opportunity to demonstrate Key development focus Demonstrate rugby’s Core Values when managing the game through their action and behaviour Able to consistently and effectively demonstrates rugby’s Core Values when managing the game through his/her actions and behaviour Able to consistently demonstrate rugby’s Core Values when managing the game through his/her actions and behaviour Able to demonstrate rugby’s Core Values when managing the game through his/her actions and behaviour, but there were missed opportunities to promote the Core Values further Did not demonstrate rugby’s Core Values when managing the game through his/her actions and behaviour BREAKDOWN DESCRIPTOR MATRIX