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It's always good when you're struggling to have a "home base" or a place you can go to in your mind to help you get things right.
I always focus on those few basic officiating principles to try to get myself back on track during a bad night:
1. Call The Obvious
2. Trust your partners
3. Stay in your primary
4. Referee the defense
If I've got coaches going "howler" on me then I remember a phrase taught to me by a veteran official "save your emotions." A great reminder, because things might really get crazy in a few minutes and your crew needs you mentally sharp and not emotionally spent because you kicked a couple of calls and whacked a coach in the first quarter.
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If it's not one thing -- it's your Mother.
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