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Originally Posted by Smitty
As the self described more experienced official in this game, did you talk to your less experienced partner at halftime and perhaps suggest that he work on at least one thing for the rest of that game - maybe getting his hand up in the air when he blows his whistle? Did you point out any of the major mechanics problems to him? If not, then you might lean more toward conclusion #2 above. If so, did he seem eager to improve and at least try to do better in the second half?
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Yeah, I did. I am a big fan of the "work on one thing" advice for newbies. At half we talked about just getting his hand up whenever his whistle blows. I tried to be supportive and helpful. I reinforced that I thought the calls he was making were good ones, he just needs to work on the mechanics so that his partner and the table and everyone else knows what he has. He said OK, but he didnt really do anything different in the second half. Afterwards I reiterated that I liked what he was calling, encouraged him to spend some time with the Officials Manual and even to practice in the mirror.