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Pretty new myself
Well Dan I have had some of the same things happen to me. i was working with the D level official who showed up and promptly told both coaches it was my first year. And yes I got to work on my game management skills ALL NIGHT while my so called partner went through our 2 game set without a care in the world. He also lectured me on the T I awarded the coach for his screaming at me as I reported a foul. It just comes with the territory....
Last week working with a 6 game vet. He had a total of 6 games under his belt. The only problem was he knew all the coaches. He played on an adult rec team with them and didn't block them from his schedule. So I became the mark. Gratefully my personal POE this year is coach/bench control. We didn't have too many problems after my first T minutes into the game.
I also started at 41. My first year I worked on mechanics, my coverage area, and putting air in the whistle. I am into my 3rd season and I am a competent Frosh/JV ref. Perfect-not even close. But my assignor handpicks me for the bigger match ups in town. The second half of my JV game had over 1300 people show up to make sure that got seats for the varsity game.
This board has been the MOST important asset in my improving as an official. I do all the other things-listen to vets, watch the vets,read my books etc. but this board has made a difference in that I get to stay away from personal philosophy and stick to the books and manuals......
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