He gets up on a soapbox and I am whining? In what universe does that make sense?
And it doesnt seem to be my panties in a wad. But hey...
As for listening, that is all I have done all season. To all the contradictory information given to me. I smile and nod to the guys who clearly dont know what they are talking about ("you can grant the time out to white, red had the ball but hadnt inbounded it yet, the ball is still dead"..."uh, ok, whatever you say"). And I take it from the senior guys who are clearly living off their old achievements and havent cracked a new rule book in years. And I take it from the young up and comers who look so squared away but still seem to swallow their whistle on a big call. And I take it from the guy who uses mechanics that nobody ever heard of but that look so good. And from the guy who says slide a little lower. And from the guy that says stay up higher. And from the guy that says move faster. And the guy that says move slower. And I go in and listen to varsity guys do their pregame. And then I try to pregame with my rec league partner who doesnt want to do it and who says "lets tighten up the whistles in the second half, I gotta get outa here." But most of all I take advice from the squared away officials that I see and I work that stuff into my game. And from my two mentors who are totally squared away. And from the good guys that are varsity level who work with me on JV games to help me out. And here on these boards I see comments or situations that help me. So if you think I'm not listening, think again.
But if you think because I am new to officiating that I wont join in the analysis, that isnt going to happen. I certainly dont think I know everything, in fact one of my strengths is that I know I dont know everything. I have trained too many attorneys across the country to fall into that trap. I am new, and I know it.
It seems that there are a few people on this board who take themselves way too seriously. So I have definately read and listened to that, and learned. Thanks! I'll keep that in mind.
Clark
PS--I didnt say you hated anyone here, I said you hated his T.
[Edited by totalnewbie on Feb 1st, 2005 at 12:01 AM]