Scottish Football - Mustor Management (MIS 10 000) - sport

1 Introduction

The Scottish Football Association (SFA) report that in the average SPL and SFL weekly programme it has been estimated that referees and assistant referees will make approximately 10,000 decisions in controlling a match. A referee will give obvious decisions by blowing his whistle or signaling with his hand and arm but deciding not to signal also requires a decision.

The Scottish Football Association internet site included details on the following Laws of the Game:

	Law 1 - The Field of Play
	Law 2 - The Ball
	Law 3 - The Number of Players
	Law 4 - The Player's Equipment
	Law 5 - The Referee
	Law 6 - The Assistant Referees
	Law 7 - The Duration of the Match
	Law 8 - The Start and Restart of Play
	Law 9 - The Ball in and out of Play
	Law 10 - The Method of Scoring
	Law 11 – Offside
	Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct
	Law 13 - Free Kicks
	Law 14 - The Penalty Kick
	Law 15 - The Throw-in
	Law 16 - The Goal Kick
	Law 17 - The Corner Kick
	Procedures to Determine the Winner of a Match
	The Technical Area
	The Fourth Official

For your convenience, internet hotlinks directly to the Scottish Football Rules have been embedded in the following icons.

2 What are the problems and challenges we will face?

Reality one: Football rules are written in complex confusing language that most people have difficulty understanding and complying with. This includes your coaches, players, referees, sponsors, arbitrators and lawyers.

Reality two: There are unnecessary costs for not complying and ‘ignorance’ is no excuse in the eyes of the law.

Reality three: There is a simple system that will help your people ensure:

	they understand what is required
	they can check that they complied and
	they can check that their coaches, players, referees, sponsors, arbitrators and lawyers complied.

This system is called Mustor Management and is governed by the MIS 10 000 standard.

At the 2005 International Plain Legal Language Conference in Washington DC , the conference summary speaker Mr Christopher Balmford, described Mustor Management as “the most exciting development in our field at the moment”.

This system will make it easier for your people to:

	negotiate obligations, offers and counter offers
	identify and compare choices
	compare changed clauses with original ones
	compare clauses between documents
	plan, program and cost compliance
	check and audit compliance
	analyse workflow requirements and develop procedures
	prepare flowcharts, procedures, action plans and programs (timelines, Gantt/PERT charts)
	make and review compensation claims
	complete prescribed notices and
	translate requirements into other languages.

Savvy organisations can reduce their risks and increase their people's productivity, by enrolling them in the Mustor Management Masterclass.