Referees

The foreground focus is always on the competitors from the moment they step onto the ring and until they step out. Some referees have a tendency to take their eyes off the competitors after a call. When an action has been scored, the referee must maintain visual contact with the competitors to determine the color of their side indicators so as not to award a point or a win to the wrong contestant.

The background focus must shift to different aspects in the periphery and depends on the immediate circumstances of the match. For example, after a call has just been made, the focus must change to the judges and then to the scoreboard while maintaining the competitors in the foreground focus at all times. Using this method, a mistake on the scoreboard should be discovered and corrected within 5 seconds after the initial call was made. An error should never go unnoticed for more than 5 seconds. The complications caused by an error that goes unnoticed for a significant amount time often makes a correction more difficult.

As the competitors move toward the edge of the ring, the referee must begin to locate the edge to be in a position to determine in or out. Anytime a competitor steps out, goman must be called to maintain consistency.

Observations regarding the uniform and personal appearance of the competitors are critical during the contest. It is the referee's duty to ensure that decorum is maintained and no advantage is created. As long as both competitors have an equal amount of disarrangement or there is no advantage or disadvantage to either contestant then the contest should continue. A referee who continually stops the fight and orders the competitors to arrange their uniforms is obstructing the natural momentum of the match.