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My pre-game is pretty much like BktBallRef's except I usually go to the table at the 12 minute mark (especially if F/JV game)and then get the captains after I go to the table. Sometimes the table personnel are not very experienced. I like to have a through pre-game discussion with my partner(s). I think this is one of, if not the most important part of working together and making sure we are all on the same page. This is especially true if you are working with someone new. In the pre-game discussion, I try to cover all rules -- particularly new ones -- and we talk a lot about "this is what I will do if so and so happens". We talk about double whistles and whether a call should be changed and if so, how will we do this? I will never come in on my partner(s) unless I am absolutely, positively sure that didn't see something. Even then, I will only come in and ask if they saw such and such. A good pre-game discussion is critical to having the game go smoothly. I believe in discussion, discussion, etc. Now, having said all this, we know that things do not always go the way we hope.
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