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Wow. The camp was well worth it. I learned a ton and officiated 12 games total this weekend which was mostly varsity teams and a few JV teams.
The first day a D1 official was with me the whole time to teach me the basics. The first game I was totally lost. I was more frustrated than I have been in a long time after that game. The next 3 games each got a little better.
Saturday got a little better also until the last game. It was my 4th game that day and physically I was fine but mentally I was done for so it wasn't that good of a game for me.
Sunday we had a close game that came down to the buzzer between 2 good varsity teams. In the last minute I was the trail official and called an offensive foul as the ball handler gave the defender a slight shove with his forearm that displaced the defender. The coach was right behind me when I made the call and from what I hear started raising hell. I was so tuned in to the game that I didn't hear a thing which totally surprised the clinician over the game. The clinician was another D1 official told me he was pleasantly surprised considering that I just started with the calls I made down the stretch in the last 2 minutes of the game that could have been deciding by the officiating. Instead the correct calls were made and the players decided the game which by the way was a last second shot.
This is not going to come as a surprise but I really have to work on my mechanics a lot and reporting. That means a ton of mirror time for me.
The really bad news is that I can't even watch a game at any level now. When I try I find myself locked on one of the officials and their rotations, coverage, call etc.
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