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Originally posted by Dribble
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Originally posted by ChuckElias
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Originally posted by Dribble
Similarly, I say, "You have the full baseline"
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I used to say, "You have the whole baseline" until one kid said to me in a panic, "I have to hold here?!?!" So now I just say "You can run" or "Spot".
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Just like how I wouldn't want a kid using one or two word lines on me, I try to use full sentences because it really doesn't take that much longer, it's more respectable and is a little step that I think builds more rapport.
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I'm not too concerned with building rapport in these situations. I'm more concerned with being able to say to the coach, "Coach, I told him he had to stay" after calling a violation.
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I think you're looking a little too short-term when you say you're not concerned with building rapport. Developing a good relationship with others is probably the biggest challenge we have as officials and anything we do to make things easier is beneficial. As we all know, players end up becoming coaches, ADs and even officials in the future and being able to establish a good relationship early on increases our credibility, professionalism and presence with everyone in the gym.
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And maybe we can all go for cookies and warm milk after the game too.
You're only as good as your last call, and only then if that call happened to go in the favor of that particular coach/player/team. Been that way forever and it ain't gonna change no matter how warm and fuzzy you try to be. A good official is seen but not noticed and doesn't waste time politicking.
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not saying not to be polite- and communicative when necessary. Treat 'em with the respect that you expect them to show to you. It's just that I've found that coachs and players usually would rather concentrate on the game rather than bother with us trying to build up that ol' rapport with them. The only rapport they usually want during a game is getting their "fair" share of the calls--i.e. about 75/80% of them.
Jmo.
[Edited by Jurassic Referee on Jun 26th, 2005 at 03:46 PM]