Tall Tales

[rainmaker]

I'm a newbie to reffing so I need help with this problem. I'll be going to basketball camp next week, and the organizer said one evening we'd be drinking beer and "swapping lies". Anyone have any good "lies" I could tell? (I'd settle for true but hilarious stories, as long as they sound like lies!)

Thanks!!

[Mark Padgett]

Yeah - here's one:

I actually met a coach once who read the rulebook!!!!!

[Hawks Coach]

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Originally posted by Mark Padgett:
Yeah - here's one:

I actually met a coach once who read the rulebook!!!!!

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That's odd, Mark - to the best of my knowledge, we haven't met

[Mark Padgett]

Actually, someone read it to him.

[jTheUmp]

Don't make anything up just to fit in. You're a new official, and everyone there will know it.

My advice: listen to what the others say, you'll pick up some good tips on dealing with coaches, handling unusual situations, and even times where people screwed up. Ask questions if you can, but spend most of your time just listening.

Some of my most valuable officiating insights have come from just listening big-time officials telling stories over a beverage or two.

[Scrapper1]

Why in the world was this thread dragged up from 17 years ago??

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

Why in the world was this thread dragged up from 17 years ago??

Back then I was only 13 years into officiating hoops.

Thankfully, I get to follow Juulie via something that didn't exist in 2000 -- Facebook.

[crosscountry55]

Yeah something tells me any advice at this point has been overcome by events. The OP either washed up years ago or is working in the NBA by now.

When this post was made, I was 20 years old, on a training cruise aboard the USS Hué City, and enjoying a port visit in Montego Bay. I didn't have to be 21 to drink beer (Red Stripe, anyone?), and many lies were swapped.


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[Raymond]

Originally Posted by crosscountry55

Yeah something tells me any advice at this point has been overcome by events. The OP either washed up years ago or is working in the NBA by now.

When this post was made, I was 20 years old, on a training cruise aboard the USS Hué City, and enjoying a port visit in Montego Bay. I didn't have to be 21 to drink beer (Red Stripe, anyone?), and many lies were swapped.


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June 2000, I was still 1 year away from my first marriage ending; which led to me beginning my officiating career in November 2001 at the age of 37.

[Kansas Ref]

Originally Posted by crosscountry55

Yeah something tells me any advice at this point has been overcome by events. The OP either washed up years ago or is working in the NBA by now.

When this post was made, I was 20 years old, on a training cruise aboard the USS Hué City, and enjoying a port visit in Montego Bay. I didn't have to be 21 to drink beer (Red Stripe, anyone?), and many lies were swapped.


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*thanks for your service CC55

[BillyMac]

USS Hué City

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

Why in the world was this thread dragged up from 17 years ago??

I didn't have anything else to do Tuesday.