Every day this week we're featuring a differnt view on London 2012 from a prominent figure within British judo.Wednesday’s Olympic instalment comes from 58-year-old 6th Dan Dave Stanley, a respected international referee.

Officiating at the 2010 National Team Championships

I think the preparations for the Games have been great; we’re definitely going to get it right in 2012.

The advertisement for the country is good, while the perspective of what’s going to happen hasn’t really come through yet.

The village, which is the central point of any Olympics, is looking good. I go past it most nights of the week and to me it’s looking great.

Living nearby I get a sense that everything is building and the BJA are really doing their part in terms of coverage and supporting the British players.

The build is slightly different from a referee’s point of view because such a limited number are selected for the Olympics. It works in four years cycles from the last Games.

Despite the selection process being very complicated it’s good to have a chance of officiating in London.

It’s a referee’s dream to officiate at the Olympics it’s hard enough to get to the first level on international which is continental and that allows you to officiate anywhere in Europe. The next level is international and that enables you to be part of the Olympics, reaching that level is one of biggest dreams of any official in the sport.

In 2012 I believe 24 referees will be selected. Of that figure I believe around eight will be from Europe. You have to be very special to officiate at that level, from Europe the selection will be made from 100 referees.

You have to attend all the major tournaments such as European’s, World’s and Junior World’s. I must admit the BJA support British officials very strongly when they attend international events and the funding from the Association is very good.

I know of people who travel from New Zealand who pay £4,000 to do a tour and officiate at a number of events to keep their standard up. In Great Britain we’re very lucky in that respect. A lot of countries support their referee’s but I know the BJA have supported officials for 20 years with vital funding for competitions and more specially accommodation at international events.

The criteria for the Olympics is that those who go to Japan for the 2010 World Championships are the officials the IJF will select from for the Games while the 2011 instalment will feature the officials who are going to 2012.

The final selection will then be next year and hopefully I’ll realise my ambition of officiating at the Olympics or Paralympics on home soil.