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Old Thu Jan 12, 2006, 09:06am
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First games are tough. You're nervous, you're self-conscious, you're overly self-critical. Your first couple of years are about the very basic stuff. Where do I stand? Which signal do I give? Do I use an open hand or a closed fist?

I can't tell you how to call your youth game. But I can tell you to hustle when you need to (keeping up with play), slow down when you need to (reporting), and try to figure out in your head what needs to be called.

At that age level, you could have 20 violations per possession. You're going to have decide what's important enough to put a whistle on, and that only become easy by working a lot of games and seeing a lot of plays.

Best of luck. Try to have some fun. Come back here with any stories or questions. Welcome to the forum.

(BTW, I just stuck up for you in another thread. Don't let Jurrassic chase you off. He's got bunions that are older than you are. )
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