Hey all,
Just curious if anyone here officiates other sports besides basketball?
In late August, I was still unemployed and making some plans in case a new job didn't materialize. Among the things I decided to do was to officiate a youth volleyball (3rd to 8th graders) league which started three weeks ago.
The obvious reasons were to earn some extra $$$ and give me something else to do besides my usual activities.
I did have a less obvious reason. I wanted to step out of my "comfort zone" in basketball and experience something new. Though I'm somewhat familiar with volleyball (watched it a lot), officiating is always a different story. Starting off with the youth volleyball league was low key way to start since the league heavily modifies the standard high school rules.
In a way, doing the volleyball gig was preparation for my upcoming high school basketball season. Because I'm new to volleyball, I mentally prepare a little more (review rules and other things). I also analyze myself after each time I officiate to see how I did (that's also part of why I started my blog).
I wanted to remind myself that all these things are essential to my basketball officiating as well. As someone who's officiated basketball for years, you sometimes feel like you can get by on "cruise control". I hope to shake myself out of that habit.
We'll see how it goes.
