What's in your pregame?

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by ilyazhito

... team tendencies/characteristics, if any one of us had the two teams of today's game before.

That is basically my pregame in a nutshell.

Fixed it for ya.

My partners should know all of the other stuff which you mention, otherwise the assignor shouldn't be putting them on the game. If they don't, it is not my responsibility to teach them--they are getting the same game fee, so they need to take ownership of their individual preparation.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Fixed it for ya.

My partners should know all of the other stuff which you mention, otherwise the assignor shouldn't be putting them on the game. If they don't, it is not my responsibility to teach them--they are getting the same game fee, so they need to take ownership of their individual preparation.

Agree.

I will go over new stuff at the beginning, not so much to teach them but just so we're talking about it.

Most of what gets mentioned in pregame is forgotten once most officials take the floor anyway.

[JRutledge]

These are the main things I will cover.

1. New Rules or POEs (usually early in the season)
2. Team or coach information
3. Double whistles
4. Technical foul administration
5. Changing calls
6. Long switching (done differently in our state)
7. Personal expectations
8. Last second shot
9. Unusual plays

Peace

[SC Official]

Pregame protocol (we don’t have a statewide procedure)
Team tendencies
Coaches
Unsporting behavior
Giving and getting help
Anything partners want to contribute

It should be a given that we’re all on the same page when it comes to rules and mechanics for a varsity game. If not it’s going to be a long night.

Oh, and I always pregame double whistles so we never have a blarge.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by SC Official

Oh, and I always pregame double whistles so we never have a blarge.

I only discuss double whistles so we can discuss the philosophy on who is going to take them in pre-game. I work with a lot of college Men's officials that like the college philosophy about who takes a block-charge near or around the lane. So we have to discuss what philosophy is going to be used if it is a strict position like the NCAA takes or some other variation. But mostly this discussion is who is going to take the foul to the table, rather than preventing blarges. If you discuss this, it at least puts you in a better mindset. You are never going to prevent blarges if you do not know your partner had a whistle in the first place.

Peace