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Old Thu Jan 22, 2009, 09:10am
Ref Ump Welsch
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Originally Posted by mbyron View Post
When he gets a borderline or better call right, make sure he knows it. Positive reinforcement is great for confidence building.
I had some veteran officials who did that when I was a newbie. They would actually come up to me during a break in the action (timeout or quarter break) and say, hey, that *insert play*, great call. Those comments restored my confidence so fast that I forgot about my doubts on those calls.
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