First, I would like to thank all of you who replied and are helping me out.
Secondly, would just like to address some questions and comments you had.
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Originally posted by JRutledge
I realize you might think it was obvious, but if she is a veteran, let her live and die with it. Becasue she probably saw the whole play and you did not. She did seem to have a point about the call being late. And if you are watching that, whatelse is going on in your area?
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Yes, JR. I did stretch my territory a bit. But to answer your question, there wasn't much going on in my area at that time. There were only 2 players about 3-5 ft apart, definitely not a competitive matchup. Glancing at the other 6 players in her territory, also no competitive matchups. Then, there was [kinda] collision (still, IMO not a 'no-call) in her area where my "delayed" whistle came in.
But you are right, I'll leave it up to the other official next time. I should have stayed in my area.
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Originally posted by SteveF
Ever since working with that gentleman I have made it my goal to never treat anyone the same way. It is hard to try and find tactful, possitive ways to point out mistakes to less experienced officials. Knowing that we all have something we could do better.
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Agreed! Same here, my background has been a lot about "reverse" role-models, doing the exact opposite of what they do. Weird that way, i guess
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Originally posted by Forksref
I'd inform the scheduler as to my preference not to work with her. There are lots of experienced officials who like to help newer ones.
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Originally posted by rainmaker
She's not trying to help you, she's working on her college game. In the process, she's doing you and the players a disservice, and I think it would make sense for you to tell your assignor you don't want to work with her any more. If the assignor asks why, you could just say, "I had trouble working with the college mechanics" or something else short but to the point.
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Originally posted by PS2Man
I agree with rainmaker. You should not really elaborate about why you do not want to work with her. Just keep it to the point. But also be careful not to make a habit of this as well. You do not want to be seen as a high maintanence official. Some assignors will cross you off instead of officials like this.
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Yes, I have done this. We are required to evaluate our partners for our association after each game. While I gave her somewhat high marks for her officiating, I respectfully put her on my restricted list. She's the only one I've ever restricted. I don't like it, personally, because I think that there really is something to learn from working with her again. But for the benefit of the kids, I think it's best if she didn't kick me out of my mental game again.
Again, thank you all for helping me out!!!!
