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Old Fri Dec 07, 2007, 12:56pm
zebraman zebraman is offline
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Probably several lessons to learn here. These are just my opinions based on what I read. I wasn't there. Take this for what it's worth.

First of all, don't take it all on yourself. It takes a crew to manage a game. Not just one official. We celebrate success as a team and we suffer mistakes as a team.

Second of all, a school being "Christian" means nothing. Just because the parents send their kids to a Christian school, don't expect the game (or the kids) to be well-behaved. Even if Christians were better behaved, some parents send their delinquent kids to a Christian school to try to reform them. Don't fall into the trap of believing that Christian school games will be more controlled.

Blow-outs are tough to manage. One team is frustrated and the other team might be bored (or they might be frustrated too because they wanted a challenge). We need to heighten our awareness in these games, not let our guard down. You might need to get together with your partner(s) and say, "we're going to call everything for the next 2 minutes until we regain control."

You knew you missed the first shenanigan. You and your partners have to catch the instigator in the 2nd shenanigan. If not, whack em' both. It has not bearing on the game (blowout city right?) and you need to get control back.

I would not have whacked the girl for the acrobatics. In a situation that sounded tense and borderline out-of-control, she lended some levity to the situation. I think I might have laughed and applauded too. You ignored or missed more serious things, why whack her? But that is just me.
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