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Had a similar situation last night. Doing a freshman girls game (we all know how much fun those are), and it was my partner's very first game. He was very nervous and it really showed. In the first half, he blew his whistle to stop play but did not put up the fist or open hand so I was having trouble determining exactly what he had. He also was not chopping the clock. We talked about this during dead ball situations and discussed it quite a bit at half-time. He improved tremendously in the second half and you could see his confidence improve. I never had a problem with his calls (judgement) and court coverage, just with his mechanics. He said he was thinking so hard about looking good and making the right call, that he was rushing everything and his mechanics were going down the tube. We all get better with the more games we do. The best advice I was given when I started was slow down, have fun, and call what you see -- not what you "think" you see. Good luck with your games.
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