"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does."
As a sports psychologist and FIFA referee with over 15 years of experience in professional football, I have come to realize this: A crucial building block is missing in referee development – the psychology of the 90 minutes. Practical, precise, visible. How can we make good decisions or improve the quality of decisions if we don’t even know how the mind works?
I bring two perspectives together: the psychological mechanisms behind every decision and their application on the pitch.
My aim is to make the psychology of the 90 minutes understandable – and to integrate it into match management in such a way that further development and top performance become possible.
I work with talents who want to grow systematically and with top referees who want to keep their performance at the highest level and make more precise decisions – always with the aim of refining the game with the help of psychology.
One percent better – game after game.
Tobias Stieler | Sports psychologist & FIFA referee
