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Enter with a great attitude
Do your game and take care of your primary area. Don't think that you are going to reach out and cover for your partner, or that you will need to do so. That will mess things up for your own game and for whatever relationship you may establish with your partner.
You have already made some generalizations about your partner that hopefully will be proven wrong. People tend to live up to your expectations - expect the best out of him rather than the worst.
I was never given a patch... but I'm a competent official. Your partner to be, may also be competent. In fact, he may also be having doubts about his ability to work efficiently with you/rookie. Prove all doubts wrong; do your part and expect him to do his.
Good-luck and have a great set of games.
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"There are no superstar calls. We don't root for certain teams. We don't cheat. But sometimes we just miss calls." - Joe Crawford
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