We all love to give the ref some stick, but how does it feel if you’re the one with the whistle? How do THEY deal with the stick? How do THEY deal with the pressure? And does new technology like VAR in football and TMO in rugby actually make it any easier to make the right call?
In this month’s Buzz Magazine #WelshSportsPodcast we give the ref’s a chance to stand up for themselves…we brought together two first class referees – Dr Neil Hennessy (Pro 14 rugby official) and Dr Alex McInch (Welsh Premier League football referee) along with Dr Mikel Mellik – a sports psychologist from Cardiff Met who specialises in helping referees deal with the mental side of the officiating. Presented and produced by Cardiff Met Sport Broadcast students Calum Grant and Abi Davies.