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I post this as a second year official.
This year was my first year where I've done high school games in the Line Judge posistion, (in Canadian Football, both teams are on the Line Judge's side of the field) I feel that this has helped me tremendously in my development as an official. It has helped me to work on my communication skills with regards to speaking to coaches and it has also helped me draw a line, the line in which I won't let the coach cross.
Last week I had a similar sitution to yours. It was a game with 2 teams playing for the final playoff spot. I was the line judge, and I had to flag the coach. It was an interesting experience, and I know that the influence my prior games had helped me to make that call when I did.
Experience is the key. How will your LJ learn to deal with coaches if you give him all the quiet ones??
Those are my thoughts.
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