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Originally Posted by truerookie
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When you say improve your mechanic, are you talking about?
(a) Signals
if so you can do that in the confines of your couch watching March Madness. I had someone tell me that when I first started officiating. Do what they do but do it crispier.
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That's part of it, yes. Mechanics includes the individual part (i.e. - the signals) and the group part (i.e. - the 2 or 3 whistle duties). Can one learn from watching games from the couch? Yes certainly, but be aware that there are differences between the rules and the mechanics from NFHS to NCAA-W to NCAA-M. But, by far the best way to improve is to go a camp and work live games under the watchful eyes of qualified observers.