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I have been officiating for a long time. I do not just work in one time of the year and have to sit and think about what to do the rest of the time. I officiate literally year round. And the other officials that do the same, share similar philsophies. We all make mistakes, but we are a team first. Our job is not to step on each other's toes because I am watching their responsibilities. There is a constant battle in all sports I work, "get it right," or "trust your partner." Like I have said, I am straight down the middle. You have to get it right, but you cannot constantly save your partners from mistakes. Because if you do on one play, you are going to be expected by the coaches to do it when you are not even paying attention the next time. From that perspective, it is a slippery slope. But that does not mean the game is going to hell either. Mistakes are what make us better. I know when I have made mistakes, I get them right the next time. That is called officiating.
The last time I checked, I did not develop that philosohy reading discussion boards and scouring over the internet. And I will not change my mind because someone claims to work a certain kind of ball and claims to live in my area. I guess that is life.
Peace
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I don't know if Peter read this -- probably not, he'd rather just insult. But frankly, I find this to be a very good description of officiating. Just because it came from Jeff doesn't make it less so.
And I work three sports myself. I'm a HS football crew chief and a basketball official as well as a baseball umpire. Working multiple sports makes me a better official in all of them, in my opinion.
--Rich