Premise

Pantherdreams · #1 (**permalink**) Fri Sep 16, 2016, 09:59am

Thanks to everyone who was so supportive during my year off from officiating. I am back at it again this year, same zones I was working before I left but changes to assignor and in some of our officials seem positive.

One of the things we are doing this year is each official (or some in groups) are preparing a PD of some kind for one of our sessions. Could just be video clips with questions, questions like we get here to debate etc, or it can even be to bring in guest speakers or prepare a presentation on some aspect of the game.

Need help with a premise to build me presentation off of . . .

Everyone wants to be better, but we all know we miss calls: calls we kick, calls we pass on that in retrospect or when looking at video we wouldn't, or just didn't see.

My question to the forum: Would you rather get more of the calls you are passing on and changing your mind on later (or just not seeing) at the risk of kicking a couple more along the way OR would you rather kick as few as possible but pass or miss on more?

Thanks!

bob jenkins · #2 (**permalink**) Fri Sep 16, 2016, 12:57pm

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Originally Posted by Pantherdreams

My question to the forum: Would you rather get more of the calls you are passing on and changing your mind on later (or just not seeing) at the risk of kicking a couple more along the way OR would you rather kick as few as possible but pass or miss on more?

I'm not at all sure I understand the question, but it's far better to miss something that did happen than to call something that didn't happen.

Robert E. Harrison · #3 (**permalink**) Fri Sep 16, 2016, 03:19pm

I would hope that we would want to call the obvious. If the little ole lady on the front row says "That's a foul" or "That's a violation", I am sure we agree that we should get that. With 3-person crews, we should not be missing much because you are only responsible for what's in your primary and if nothing is there help out where you can. 2-person crews will miss or pass on much more but we can't help that. It is what it is. Also the level of play has a lot to do with it. I want to get everything in my primary and if the little ole lady on the front row says "Oh my goodness" I want to be there to help out my partner(s) with that as well. Hope this helps.

Kansas Ref · #4 (**permalink**) Fri Sep 16, 2016, 04:00pm

lol @ "the lil ole lady in the front row" making in-game commentary on the officiating.

BillyMac · #5 (**permalink**) Fri Sep 16, 2016, 04:18pm

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Originally Posted by Kansas Ref

"the lil ole lady in the front row" making in-game commentary on the officiating.

She's at all of my games.

LRZ · #6 (**permalink**) Fri Sep 16, 2016, 04:40pm

Wait until you see how she evaluated you: she's an assessor.

Mark Padgett · #7 (**permalink**) Fri Sep 16, 2016, 06:47pm

Actually, she's in the category we refer to as "Cold Moms."

Pantherdreams · #8 (**permalink**) Sat Sep 17, 2016, 07:10am

Thanks guys. Cold grams aside . . .

It would be a fair statement to start from then, that: the majority of officials feel an incorrect call made is worse than an incorrect no call or a missed call.

BillyMac · #9 (**permalink**) Sat Sep 17, 2016, 08:23am

Along similar lines, we've always been taught that the best incorrect call is a strong incorrect call.

Mark Padgett · #10 (**permalink**) Sat Sep 17, 2016, 08:00pm

I made sure I didn't make any calls against her team.

Robert E. Harrison · #11 (**permalink**) Mon Sep 19, 2016, 10:37am

At a tournament game, during a break in the action, I let my eyes wander through the stands. A little ole lady was sitting there staring at me when our eyes met. She slowly raised her right hand and shot me the bird!!!
I did not look in her direction the rest of the night and have had nightmares ever since.

Mark Padgett · #12 (**permalink**) Mon Sep 19, 2016, 11:57am

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Originally Posted by Robert E. Harrison

At a tournament game, during a break in the action, I let my eyes wander through the stands. A little ole lady was sitting there staring at me when our eyes met. She slowly raised her right hand and shot me the bird!!!
I did not look in her direction the rest of the night and have had nightmares ever since.

Was this her? She's the mother of a coach.

Robert E. Harrison · #13 (**permalink**) Mon Sep 19, 2016, 12:58pm

Nope, She's left handed

But I would recognize her anywhere.

BigT · #14 (**permalink**) Mon Sep 19, 2016, 01:57pm

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Originally Posted by Robert E. Harrison

Nope, She's left handed

But I would recognize her anywhere.

Umm that lady is left handed....

Robert E. Harrison · #15 (**permalink**) Tue Sep 20, 2016, 09:05am

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Originally Posted by Robert E. Harrison

At a tournament game, during a break in the action, I let my eyes wander through the stands. A little ole lady was sitting there staring at me when our eyes met. She slowly raised her right hand and shot me the bird!!!
I did not look in her direction the rest of the night and have had nightmares ever since.

Note: I said Right Hand in my original post.

Is that why they call you Rookie?