[Mregor]

I just typed this whole long thread and it was lost trying to post. This will be reader's digest version as that took a long time and lot of thought but I'm not re-doing the whole thing.

I've been getting decent schedules the last few years. Last year I had D1-3 boys with only 2 girls games all season. But, when it came to post season, I got lower level boys games. After the season was over, I met one of the two that do the actual assignments. He said I follow all their mechanics and call a decent game, but the rap on me is that I am too nice. He said on a scale of 1-100 with one being nice and 100 being a bad ass, I'm a one. He wants me somewhere in between but for the immediate future, he wants me to be full blown to the right until he tells me to "reel it in". He wasn't sure if that was my personality or if I could adapt to what he wants. I assured him that it was a front I was putting on because I thought that's what they wanted.

Being retired military, this is my 5th place I've reffed (Phoenix Metro Area). I worked hard to remain calm and cool under pressure as that's what they wanted in Albq.

So this is what I have come up with to work on during the off-season.

1-Will answer reasonable questions but will not tolerate chirping. I admit I've been explaining too much in the past. Make sure that coach/player is only warned once by either me or my partner and then penalized if they continue.
2-Strong voice, ALL THE TIME.
3-More demonstrative signals to go with the strong voice, all the time.
4-Swager from the moment I take the floor. It's my game!

Anyone have any experience or can relate to this?

Roger