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Originally posted by Junker
Thanks for the thoughts everyone. As far as pregame, so far I've only had JV and freshman games from this assignor. I try to be at the gym even for lower level games at least 20 minutes before tipoff, ready to go. In most of my games so far this year, pregame has consisted of meeting each other and shaking hands as that was about all we had time for. I hate to say anything about staying in your own area and such because I don't want to be the annoying new guy that thinks he knows everything.
The comments about them not knowing or trusting me got me thinking. What do you look for when working with someone for the first time? I know last night when my partner walked in just before tip off, grabbed the ball and left his watch on, I thought I might be in for a long night. Next I look for mechanics on the first couple of calls. I guess the most important to me is that they make eye contact with me as soon as there is any whistle. What do you all look for?
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Here is a line you might want to use, "I know I'm new and you are more experienced, but if you want to help me get better and earn your trust and the trust of the coaches, you need to let me call my own primaries."
If they don't respond positively to that, tell them to stay the hell out of your area.
Wed Nov 24, 2004, 01:15pm
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