Thanks, rev! I appreciate the feedback. The reason that I still experience those feelings is the same as each of you...I never played the game of volleyball when I was in school. I played/managed basketball in HS, played HS football and was in the marching band for four years of college, I played/kept the book for four years of HS baseball. So, I started out as a basketball official, then picked up baseball and softball and had the choice of doing football in the fall or going in the gym with the girls. I remembered what it was like freezing my butt off on the sideline in NW Ohio at the end of October/early November, so I opted to go in the gym and do volleyball. I have always had to work harder at
VB than the other sports because so much of it is judgment and it almost all visual. The only thing is, in volleyball you have to know what you are looking at to be able to make an informed decision. And, that, my friends, takes time and effort. I am probably going to mangle this, but a good friend of mine says something like this: "Reffing volleyball is easy. It's calling it correctly that makes it hard."
So, tomorrow, I get to work a Junior College Scrimmage/Tournament. 12 teams on 4 courts, format is everyone plays one set to 25 and then teams change and we do it again. After everyone has played one set, minimal warm-up time before the next set begins. Should be interesting and it will give me a chance to get back at it. After all, I haven't blown a whistle or made a call since June17th!!!