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I didn't mind being assigned as it was more of a volunteer effort because of the holiday weekend. All experience, even bad experience, is a teacher, and it really wasn't that bad, just more vocal than I get from the high school teams. The game did move about 3 times faster than I was used to and it is tough for one person to get in proper position all the time. The guys were pretty good about letting me know when the ball was out of bounds on the end lines, and when they were back inside for restarts.
Since I left the e-mail, I talked with our regional assignor, and his view was closer to if you didn't see it, it didn't happen. He also had a lot of insight for some of the situations that arose that I hadn't seen before. Like I said, a learning experience.
I'll be going back at the end of this month to work a college fall tourney. Heck, this is something I really enjoy doing. Lacrosse is a new, but growing, sport here on the western side of Missouri and eastern Kansas, and the players way outnumber the qualified coaches and refs. I refereed football and basketball while in college and law school and for a while after that, so don't feel completely lost, depsite the fact I've never played the game. I've been around it a lot in the last three years as we've put together teams out here.
Thanks for you insight.
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