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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee
6) Listen to Z. Criticism of any kind during the game from a coach is not allowed. Period. If you tolerate that, you are doing all of your fellow officials a dis-service. Nip it. Nip it in the bud. Fans do have a right to criticize. Any official who listens to those fans however is either very new or not too bright. Fans don't know squat about the rules.
7) You cannot manage a game properly without knowing the rules.
And saying girls games are more difficult to officiate is just sheer nonsense imo.
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Take what Z & JR have said to heart - it's good advice. Now I'll add my $0.02....
6) Anything a coach says to you is an attempt, consciously or subconsciously, to influence you to see things their way. The vast majority of MS coaches have little or no knowledge of either the rules or nuances of basketball. Fans are worse. During the game I completely ignore them unless they get way out of line, then I'll have game management remove them.
We realize that the MS environment puts officials into more post game contact with both coaches & fans. We're not advocating being rude. If they have legitimate questions, answer them - turn it into a teaching opportunity. But if they simply want to complain or criticize, simply say "thank you for your opinion", then turn and walk away.
7) Good game management requires a number of things. People skills are definitely a plus, but a solid working knowledge of the rules is essential. Not only do you need to know the rules, you need to know how to apply them correctly.....and that takes time to learn - certainly more than one season working MS games. Study your case books, go watch officials work higher level games & observe what they do, ask them why they do things a certain way.
As to difficulty of girls vs boys - re-read what Z posted........as you get more experience the adjustments will get easier.
Congrats on completing your first year as an official! I hope you stick with it