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Originally posted by Douglas Weaver on 12-20-1999 01:35 AM
In our town we have a strong Biddy Basketball program and I often do games for the sake of the kids, as they are always desperate for ref's. However a lot of the ref's are inexperienced making calls and using mechanics that are wrong. As a result I often feel the need to assert control and correct the error. I am torn between not wanting to embarass anyone and yet wanting good officiating to occur. Can anyone relate and give pointers on good response techniques. Thanks!
Douglas,
I was just going out the door and thought I would check the discussion on the board. Although I have not thought of any real good advice other than what Tim has already mentioned, I do know what you are talking about and can relate to it very well. Even though I am somewhat a new official I did some intramural 5 & 6th grade games this last Saturday. They use a running clock to make the games go faster since they have several of them to get in. Talking about screwing up your own mechanics and not being able to enforce all the rules the way they should be. Actually even though it is for a great cause it sure can mess up your professional officiating especially for a newer official like me.
Thanks to officials like you, the kids are able to get the experience!!
BSL
Mon Dec 20, 1999, 02:30pm
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