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I'm getting back after a long interscholastic layoff (I've done a little bit of church league stuff here and there), but I didn't really have much rust in terms of the game itself, just a few rules and mechanics changes that I needed a little while to get up to speed on. One example is coaches calling timeouts. I've always trained myself to focus so intently on what's happening on the floor -- live or dead ball -- as well as tune out the coaches, that I have to learn to work on having an eye popped over there in certain situations. I think that will make me a better overall official. I've also lost a little bit of ampidexterity in making out of bounds calls, but last night, I got a little of that back.
I'd recommend just keep working hard and, like before, get games. You also might get a friend or spouse to video your games and see what it is others are seeing. Video is the best way to improve in my view, because we aren't always doing what we think we are doing.
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