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Originally posted by torpid123
What would any veteran official give a parvenu official as a normal pre-game check off list? Would you suggest to just adjust to the other officials in order to not seem asynchronously loose or ticky-tak?
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"Parvenu"? "Asynchronously"? I may have to start carrying a thesaurus with my pre-game binder!!!
Seriously, though, torpid, if you're working with a new official (1st or 2nd year), I would suggest going over
1) areas of responsibility (including OOB coverage),
2) importance of off-ball coverage,
3) consistency of calls throughout the game (on both ends of the court)
4) coverage in transition/pressing situations, and
5) end-of-game responsibilities.
That's probably as much as a new guy can absorb, and probably as much as you'll have time for if this is a sub-HS game. If you're working a game and have more time, then obviously you can talk about some other things as well, but those are the most important, I think. Let me reread Big Joe's reply. . . Yeah, I think I hit the high points. Although, Joe's right; remind him about switching on all fouls.
As far as your second question about being consistent, both you and the coaches have to expect that the calls are not going to be consistent if you're working with a newer official. The new guy is not going to be consistent with
himself, never mind about being consistent with you. You just need to call your game, do as good a job as you can, and then after the game, you can discuss a few situations and how they might have been handled better.
If you'd like a look at a more detailed pre-game, I would be willing to send you my pre-game notes. I update them each season and keep them in a 3-ring binder. If you'd like to look them over, let me know and I'll email them to you. If not, my feelings won't be too hurt
Chuck