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Originally posted by PGCougar
This is coach to coach. Let's try an exercise:
1. Review your game and chart all the turnovers your kids made.
2. Then chart all the uncoverted scoring opportunities: missed lay-ups, missed free-throws, missed shots, missed stick-backs, etc.
3. Then chart the difference in rebounding between you and your opponent.
4. Then chart all the questionable adjustments and substitutions you made.
5. Then chart all the "bad" calls made by the officials in your game. If they are really bad, you need to adjust it for "net" bad calls, because I've got to believe you benefitted from a few of these.
Now ask yourself what one or two items above could have really turned around the game. Be honest!
Everyone makes mistakes. The descriptions in this thread bear out that just about everyone made mistakes in judgement - a real team effort. Learn from it, let it go, and move on.
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Well said. It is baffeling that parents/coaches/players would think refs care who wins/loses these games. Heck, I did 2 kiddy ball games today and right now I couldn't tell you who won either.
JRut, if I understood you correctly, you said (paraphrased) that the people working these games are either new or not successful at the higher level. I don't find that to be completely true. Yes, I do work with alot of newer/inexperienced people who sometimes make WhatTheHeckWasThat calls, but that isn't a 100% accurate statement. I see nothing wrong with making an extra hundred bucks on a Saturday afternoon and usually I've been asked to give this newer ref some pointers. Somebody needs to work with these people and help bring them along. Alot of experienced guys like to work some rec games and it's a real bonus when we get partnered up and get to have a cake-walk afternoon. Besides, these are the kind of games that you get the most humorous comments from coaches/fans.