Verbal Judo for Officials!
                      Chad Collins, General Counsel
                 Kentucky High School Athletic Association
                     What is Verbal Judo?
        • The Japanese word JUDO
          • JU = gentle
          • DO = way
        • In Physical Judo,  you use of the energy of others and redirect that energy to 
         subdue or incapacitate.
          • It is self defense!
        • Simply put, “The Gentle Art of Persuasion”
              Verbal Judo for Officials 
              Chad Collins, Kentucky High School Athletic Association 
                    What Verbal Judo is not!
        • It is not Verbal Karate! 
        • License to take or give verbal abuse
        • License to disregard playing rules and or regulations
        • We look to praise without manipulation; speak with escalating; and criticize 
          without devaluing
               Verbal Judo for Officials 
               Chad Collins, Kentucky High School Athletic Association 
                       Who am I?
       • Soccer Official
       • Administrator
       • USSF Certified Coach
       • Father / Husband / Son / Brother
             Verbal Judo for Officials 
             Chad Collins, Kentucky High School Athletic Association