Refereeing is often brought down to a process of individual decision-making. However, studying the characteristics of how decisions are made during a match entails considering the involvement of the members of the team of officials. Thus, our research investigates the motives and modalities of co-ordination between the team`s members. Six professional football matches have been observed and eighteen auto-confrontation interviews conducted with the referees and their assistants. The analysis highlights types of co-ordination relating to how the playing situation is recognized to be acceptable and how the players are shown what is possible. The officials` co-ordination is based on the situated recognition of each one`s prerogatives.
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