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[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Jimmie24

John McDonnell evaluated under the previous state commissioner. The reasoning of going away is to avoid the confrontation as previously stated.

Before he retired to Arizona, John McDonnell was the Connecticut State IAABO Interpreter.

His day job was that of a middle school physical education teacher, and he used his superior teaching skills to be a really outstanding State Interpreter.

Before the days of Power Point, and easily accessible slow motion videos, he would teach with a deck of three by five index cards and grease markers with an overhead projector.

He truly believed that the IAABO way of "one rule, one interpretation, (one mechanic)" was the only way to officiate properly.

They say that three things are important in real estate: Location. Location. And location.

According to John McDonnell, three things are important in basketball officiating: Consistency. Consistency. And consistency.

Self-consistency. Consistency within the crew. Consistency from crew to crew.

Accurate rules knowledge. Proper interpretations. Uniform mechanics. Approved signals.