Partner Evaluations

[JJ]

After every game, no matter who I work with, I ask, "Did I do anything that confused or amazed you?"
The more experienced guys recognize that I'm asking if they saw anything that needs to be addressed, and the novices are given the opportunity to have me explain things I did and why I did them.
I listen to everything, and like several of the posters have noted, I consider the source and take what I think is useful to "up my game".
Too often new guys are intimidated by veterans, when in fact I've discovered that some newcomers have been to camps and clinics recently and have been digging in the manuals and are actually sharper in some areas than one would think.
The flip side, of course, is the partner who never asks for a critique and just dashes out the door. Experience has shown me which one I have a better chance of seeing on a D1 field someday.

JJ