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Originally posted by rainmaker
I don't think you should seperate teaching mechanics from teaching judgment, if you're talking about court coverage mechanics as opposed to signaling, reporting and the basics of body language. When a nasty foul happens that a newbie misses because of being out of position, that's a great learning situation for both. Now the new ref works on postition in order to improve judgment, and both get better.
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I attended a camp earlier this summer and the D1 Official that ran the camp made a big deal out of body language and facial expressions. He said that if you have a "negative" look on your face, you will be precieved negatively when you make calls or be thought of as having a bad attitude. So in his opinion, you should always have a "positive" look on your face or one that makes you at the very least "approachable." And things like looking folks in the eye, what you are doing with your hands when you talk, or the tone of voice you use in conversation with players and coaches can all determine how you are precieved as an official.
I personally have a bad habit of putting my hands on my hips. I think I mostly picked this up as a baseball umpire. I was instructed to stop doing it, because it looks like, "I am bored and do not want to be there." I tend to do this during timeouts and FTs as the lead official. But I am working on it.
Peace