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Thanks for your respones. But it is not "my rationale." Nevada called the T. I just tried to look at the rule and invite comments. In fact, I asked for someone who knew the background of the rule to post. I'm glad you did. Because I shure dont know that stuff.
I may be a new official, but I am a very senior chief deputy district attorney and am very used to making judgment calls in the heat of battle with things on the line. I enjoy it. I understand the dynamics of common sense and discretion being the better part of valor, as they say.
Unfortunately, here is the current level of the discussion: "that T is great!" "No way, that T is lame!!!"
Sorry if I wanted something more.
As I ref and look around my organization, I am looking for the dialed up refs so that I can learn and advance. I see about 50% of the refs that dont really care to know the rules beyond the basics. They played some ball or watched some ball and just want to go call games. They know a block and a charge. But they couldnt care less about the finer points. These guys, with sloppy mechanics, are the 9 year officals that still dont get more than B games and girls JV games. Then there are the guys that know the rules. The ones that develop their knowledge and their mechanics get the better games. Then it seems like the ones with good rules knowledge and good mechanics that also show good quality calls are the ones that get the top games. I want that. But to get that I need a deeper discussion about what is good or bad about a call rather than "that sucks".
And I have a few senior mentors in town who have really helped me. I guarantee I would get a better discussion from them about the 0/00 issue. They are the senior dialed up officials. The ones that need to tell the assignor "hey, this kid is dialed up too, give him a shot."
I agree that the 0/00 is just about as nit picky as you can get. Which is why I thought it was interesting. It is that judgment and when and why it is used that, as a new guy looking in, seems to be the real difference between the guys that get the occasional V games and the guys that get the great V games. So I want to discuss that discretion. Just saying "bad call" or "yeah, it may be a T but dont call it" is a start. But lets talk about why. I want to explore the personal philosophy behind why you call and dont call. Sure "common sense" is a good answer. But that is an unexplored gut answer. Anyone can say that.
Clark
PS: I think I can very easily say it was directed at me. In the 0/00 thread he tells me to "read more and write less" and in this thread he says "If you haven't been doing this very long, you just might want to read a little more than you write, except to ask questions of course."
[Edited by totalnewbie on Jan 31st, 2005 at 10:14 PM]
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