[w_sohl]

This was the best damn camp I have ever been to. I learned more at this camp than any of the other camps combined, the NBA guys were there to teach and make everyone a better official. They wern't just waling around looking for prospects, which is what it feels like when I go to some HS camps. I will definately be attending this camp again next year.

It was a little difficult at first to get the NBA switches down but it was explained and became relativly easy. I still messed it up when the HS switches got me. Esentially the calling official goes to the trail, the trail goes to the spot of the non-calling official and the slot becomes lead or lead becomes slot. In the case where the trail is the calling official he/she stays put and the other two swap. If it is a shooting foul it is sentially the same except that the calling official goes trail table side. I know here in Illinois it is a cardinal sin to bounce the ball on the base line to a player, NBA guys do it all of the time, thought is why waste movement when it doesn't really matter. Two0handed reporting was a little difficult at first too, kept getting my fingers tied in knots. I just started getting my fingers ready on my thighs before I started walking to my spot on the floor. That helped a little bit. I think I may incorporate alot of the NBA reporting into my everyday officiating as my asspirations lie in the NBA.

In summary, GREAT camp, GREAT contacts/FRIENDS.

P.S. My roommatewas a kid who officiated the LeBron James ESPY play game, he was trail way in the background.