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One of the keys to good officiating is to shake off "bad" games and calls. If you have a questionable call and either you wonder about it or a coach goes ballistic, you have to learn to put it out of your mind - at least until the game is over. If you have such a call and everybody's mad at you and your thinking about it, you may miss a new call because your mind was on the first play. Now you got two calls to ponder and you know what happens next - you'll miss another. So CONCENTRATION is the key. Rehash calls after the game if you must but learn to concentrate on the play at hand and ignore the rest of the stuff.
Remember - the best (and most painful) way to learn is to have a play and blow it. If you were unsure of the rule or were in a bad position, you'll make sure that will never happen again so if you do screw up - relax, we all do and think of how much smarter you'll be!
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