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Originally Posted by ca_rumperee
My previous post was to clarify my initial post, not to throw down a gauntlet and say "I have my mind made up". I was trying to clarify my position going into this thread.
I haven't chosen to ignore ANYTHING! I'm looking for feedback and there has been a whole gamut of responses. My assumption is that all are very good officials.
As to whether a first year can know advantage/disadvantage... I'll bet you its a scenario where if you had 5 refs... one who was a 20 year vet, one who was a 10 year vet, one who was 5, and one who was 3 year and one who was 1 year...
You could go down the line...
3 year, "I know now that I didn't know sh!t about A/D when I was a 1 year"
5 year, "Oh yeah? I know now that I didn't know sh!t about A/D when I was a 3 year"
10 year, "Oh yeah? I know now that I didn't know sh!t about A/D when I was 5 year"
20 year, "Oh yeah? I know now that I didn't know sh!t about A/D when I was 10 year"
so, I may have no clue (and I will be the first to admit that to you), but I have to do my best to judge that in real time on the court.
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There are newer officials that have a natural feel for the game and there are 20 year vets without a clue.
I think what JR, in his usually surly way, is trying to tell you and the advise I'd give you is this:
As a first year you have too much on your plate to be concerning yourself with "game handling" philosophies. Call your game and call it the same start to finish.
Now obviously if you are working the little kids in the exposure to the game, wind-up toy games you'd adjust what is or isn't called...once it reaches competitive level, regardless of age, we need to call it for real.