[/B][/QUOTE]Sorry, RefTN, but you have already posted on here about doing things that you haven't done.
RefTN, you also don't have a clue what kind of official I am- or was. Don't assume anything about me, especially trying to say that I bait coaches or nonsense like that. Either take what I post on here as maybe having some value, or reject it as being completely useless. That's always your, or anybody else's choice.
It kinda bothers me if somebody on here tries to intimate that they are something that they obviously aren't. So far,
you have tried to intimate that you're a member of the SEC staff, and that you've got "college and NBA reffing experience"- your words. You're telling people about taking your "semi-pro games". You're giving out advice about how to call contact differently in a pro game than in a high school game. Quite frankly, I find this completely amazing coming from a 19 year old college student who has never done a high school varsity game in his life, let alone an actual college or semi-pro game. Good players competing in a summer rec league setting is nothing like the competition found in an actual, structured meaningful regular-season game
I admire your dedication and the work that you are obviously willing to do to become a top level official. You obviously love what you're doing too. Lord knows we need good, young officials. Please don't try to pass yourself off as something that you haven't developed into yet though. It could end up retarding your development greatly rather than enhancing it. And, please don't be dismissive of high school officials either. There are some absolutely great officials out there doing that level that do not want the headaches or to put in the time and traveling that is involved with the so-called higher levels.
No disrespect to you either, believe it or not. Jmo, but your career might advance a helluva quicker if you did more listening and less pontificating.
Feel free to ignore me though. After all, I ain't in the.....wait for it.....SEC.
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I Never said that I was part of the SEC staff, I said I was in the SEC development program, that is alot different than being on the SEC staff. I also guess it would be better to say I have reffed NBA and college players. I guess I don't have the term EXPERIENCE.
I said I would TAKE semi-pro games over HS games.
I didn't give advice about how to call contact differently between HS and and pro ball, I just said I call it differently.
And as far as trying to dismiss HS officials. If I have done that then I am sorry. I know there are people who have their lives set and just do HS games for the love of the game and don't care to do anything but, and I totally respect that. I have guys in my assosciation that I have become great friends with that are just like that. It is just that right out of the gate of my officiating career I was thrown towards college and NBA officials, so I yet to see the side and total understanding of alot of HS philosophy and thought process.
Much love. You said was reffing. Have you retired?