Quote:
Originally posted by LarryS
I had a girls varsity game last night and luckily it ended in a blow out.
I could never seem to get into a rhythm and felt like I was a half beat slow all night. I feel good about the calls (neither coaches or the fans seemed to be on me or my partner), but kept doing stupid things.
- Twice I reported fouls where I gave the correct number verbally but held up the wrong number.
- Ball went out on green...blew my whistle, yelled green and (you guessed it) pointed in white's direction.
- Two or three times there was a steal while I was trail and I was slow to react and start down the court...luckily they all resulted in uncontested layups.
I even think I gave the wrong signal reporting a foul to the table. Seemed like the more I tried to focus, the worse it got. Luckily there were no evaluators watching us.
After the game I commented to my partner that I felt I had an bad night and he suprised me by saying he thought I did a pretty good job. He must have had some really bad partners this season.
|
I feel your pain. I felt the same way last night in a game I worked with Tim Taylor from this board. It was a complete blowout and I couldn't get into the game at all. The pace was slow and I found myself getting bored and having a hard time focusing. I just wanted it to be over. It happens. Luckily I have another game tonight and can start all over again.