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Originally posted by Indy_Ref
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Originally posted by Back In The Saddle
I would be very hesitant to announce that I was "green" to anybody except my partner. To let coaches or game management know that you are new is to lower your credibility before you even take the floor. Then every call, correct or otherwise, that they don't understand or agree with...you're automatically wrong, and you don't even get the benefit of the doubt. Certainly don't deny it or lie about it. But don't volunteer it.
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Saddle, please don't think you're going to hide the "green" factor. If you think you can do this, the only person you've fooled is yourself.
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I have seen experienced officials do much worse than expected and new officials do much better than expected. The number of years on the job is only an indicator of probable success, and not always a good one.
Once the game begins, people will form an opinion about your abilities BY SEEING what you do. If you walk in and announce to everyone that you're green, people begin to form opinions about your abilities BEFORE seeing what you can do. And that opinion will color their perception of everything you do, and not positively.
As a new guy, you're going to create enough problems for yourself by what you do DURING the game. You don't need the added challenge of having to overcome what you said BEFORE the game.
Like I said, don't lie about about being green, don't deny it. If the best way to deal with a coach
during a situation is to admit you're new, then do it. But don't volunteer it
before the game.