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Old Sat Aug 02, 2008, 05:12pm
Raymond Raymond is offline
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Originally Posted by grunewar
Do you change this philosophy at all when working with junior or young, new refs?

Situation: I am one of the older, more experienced refs in two local youth, rec leagues. Often the assigner will match me up with new or very junior officials so I can help teach, mentor, etc. As has been discussed here, I like the "Oh my" vs the "Oh my god" theory, but should I be looking to help any more with a young novice vs an older pro? Or, do I just get with my partner at TO's, half, and after the game to discuss and not poach or call out of my area?

I obviously don't want to watch the entire court and want to stay in my P. Sometimes though, with the level of play and age of the players, I don't want the games to get out of hand. Thoughts?
I know certained esteemed members say they would never change their philosophy based upon the experience level of their partners. They would ref the exact same way with 2 Final Four officials as they would with brand-new JV HS officials.
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