Camp Clinician/Observer Question

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by bucky

All have given good responses

I recall 2 similar items that stick out from my dozens of camps over the years: clinicians who will not admit to being wrong and clinicians, when they do not know, refuse to admit that they do not know.

Sure, most know the rules and give good, solid answers. But when asked about a rule (and they do not know), I would love it, just once, for a clinician to say "I do not know." Furthermore, it would be great if they would investigate and come back to you (camper) with the correct answer.

It always cracked me up (on the inside of course) when asking two or more clinicians simultaneously about the same rule and they quizzically look at each other. Then one spouts off some vague response and the others piggyback on it. lol. Just admit when you do not know, sheesh.

What kind of camps are you attending? I say that because having been to many camps over the year at the NCAA level where almost all the time we are using high school rules, I cannot recall many times if ever where there was a deep conversation over a rule. We might have an honest confusion on a mechanic or even a procedure of that mechanic, but not a rule in the game. Even when there has been a debate, we usually ask about the difference in we move on. But almost all camps I have been to the focus is on our calls, coverage, and teamwork, not a rule in a game.

Peace

[bucky]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

What kind of camps are you attending? I say that because having been to many camps over the year at the NCAA level where almost all the time we are using high school rules, I cannot recall many times if ever where there was a deep conversation over a rule. We might have an honest confusion on a mechanic or even a procedure of that mechanic, but not a rule in the game. Even when there has been a debate, we usually ask about the difference in we move on. But almost all camps I have been to the focus is on our calls, coverage, and teamwork, not a rule in a game.

Peace

HS camps seem to always be great as far as how clinicians act. They genuinely want to help, carry zero ego, etc. NCAA camps, to which I was mostly referring, are not that way. Sure, there will be a few really good clinicians who strive to help in any way possible. For the most part however, they are there putting their time in for their assignors, at times getting paid, projecting their egos, etc. lol. Then we get to watch them make mistakes on TV. Can't they just act like the regular people that they are? I digress. I recall vividly a blarge. One clinician had the rule incorrect, one had it correct, and a third kept instructing that he would override the non-primary official resulting in no double foul. Later, I actually witnessed this now-D1 official perform this action/call/procedure in an actual game. Pfft.