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Got a call from an AD at a school 45 minutes from my home. I had no idea how he got my name. The local ADs didn't even know me. He said, "I need someone," and I said, "I have no experience." This was probably a 9/jv girls doubleheader. Got to the school and met my partner for the night. 'How many times have you reffed?' I told him none. So he was good enough to give me some pointers and basics and I was smart enough to listen to him. Girls had enough rule differences back then that it really helped to know your stuff, whereas now the differences are few and far between. Look up the word clueless in the dictionary and you'd find my picture next to it. But we got through it. I didn't mess up my partner too much and almost 20 years later I'm still the most 'clueless' person in the gym, according to the coaches and fans. At least I've been consistent over the years.
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Be like a duck: cool and calm on the surface but paddling like the devil underneath....
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