The world’s first certified high performance wellbeing programme – built by match officials, for match officials.
Every module has been designed to reflect the real demands of elite officiating — not generic wellbeing content adapted for sport, but content built specifically for the match official experience.
Introduction to High Performance Wellbeing — Understand the science of wellbeing and why it is inseparable from high performance. Build your personal wellbeing framework from day one.
Optimise your physical preparation, recovery and longevity. Learn how your body supports your performance on and off the field.
Develop the psychological tools used by elite performers focus, resilience, emotional regulation, and pressure management under the highest levels scrutiny.
Translate wellbeing science into consistent on-field excellence. Understand what peak performance looks like — and how to design it deliberately.
Navigate the dynamics of officiating teams, build trust, communicate under pressure, and thrive in tournament environments.
Develop the cultural literacy and interpersonal skills to lead with authority and empathy across diverse international contexts.
Manage your public profile, protect your mental health in the social media environment and engage with media confidently and strategically.
Build the life skills and self-awareness to sustain a long, healthy and fulfilling career in elite officiating.
Access expertly designed content, video, readings, and interactive resources across all six modules — on your schedule, from anywhere in the world.
Join your cohort for six structured, facilitated online sessions over the 12 weeks. These are your space to reflect, connect, question, and apply learning in real time. You will also get the chance to share your ideas, strategies and skills with your peers and they will do the same.
Receive dedicated personal coaching sessions alongside group coaching as part of the programme — ensuring your learning translates into meaningful, lasting change for your specific context and career.
Complete all programme assessments to earn your WSI Certificate in Performance Wellbeing for Match Officials — a credential that signals your commitment to performing and living at your best.
The Wellbeing Science Institute is trusted by some of the most recognised names in global sport — the Premier League, the Women’s Pro League, the NRL, and the League Managers Association — to deliver world-leading wellbeing strategy, education and practice.
Our approach is grounded in wellbeing science, built on ecological and salutogenic principles, and designed for the real conditions of elite sport. We don’t offer generic wellness programmes. We design high-performance wellbeing — with precision, expertise, and genuine partnership.
This programme was not built in a classroom. It was built over 12 months, in deep consultation with elite match officials who have lived every challenge it addresses.
Places are limited. This programme is designed for a focused cohort to ensure quality of experience, coaching access, and community connection.
Express your interest now to secure your place in the September 2026 intake.
The first cohort commences on 17 September 2026.
