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I'm thinking the trap is on, or the trap is off. The di,di,di,di,di,di,di,di,di is merely easier to say and less breath consuming, cuz you don't hafta close your mouth for the "B". mick |
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Don't try to be clever. Just give the information you need to. And please, never call a female player "princess". That's pretty condescending, IMHO.
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My personal preference is to refer to the boys as "gentlemen" and the girls as "ladies." As in, "nice hustle, gentlemen," after a held ball scramble.
As far as throw-ins are concerned, I always try to ask the thrower if he or she is ready before I hand it over (of course this doesn't apply if I think they are causing undue delay). If I am going to bounce it, I let the thrower know I am going to bounce it. I always try to be very deliberate and exagerate my signal when letting the thrower know if it is a spot throw or an end-line run. I want everyone to know what is going on. For free throws, I will occaisionaly take that time to address something short with the players, since everyone is there. I may say, "nice job everyone, now keep it up." Or, "let's keep our hands off the cutters, please." I am of the opinion that if you keep it short and direct, you can almost never over-communicate.
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Being 18 is not an excuse for being unprofessional. I would hope that you would take your officiating responsibilities seriously and execute them to the best of your abilities. Coming up with cute nicknames for the players is not one of your responsibilities. If you want to get ahead in this business, you have be a professional.
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My high school team won the state championship when I was a senior. Even at 6'1 I was too short and too slow to make the team. Out of five starters, 3 played college basketball and two played college football. One of those two went on to play for the Packers. That's why all four years of letters on my letter jacket were for Band!
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brainbrian, I'd forego the soldier/princess thing. It's a little condescending and a little too familiar IMHO. I'd opt for Sir and Mam, or ladies and men/gentlemen. You have to be very careful to guard yourself against any hint of something that could be totally innocent but misconstrued (Sp?) these days.
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You're only as good as your last call, and only then if that call happened to go in the favor of that particular coach/player/team. Been that way forever and it ain't gonna change no matter how warm and fuzzy you try to be. A good official is seen but not noticed and doesn't waste time politicking. Note that I'm not saying not to be polite- and communicative when necessary. Treat 'em with the respect that you expect them to show to you. It's just that I've found that coachs and players usually would rather concentrate on the game rather than bother with us trying to build up that ol' rapport with them. The only rapport they usually want during a game is getting their "fair" share of the calls--i.e. about 75/80% of them. Jmo. [Edited by Jurassic Referee on Jun 26th, 2005 at 03:46 PM] |
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The only thing that situation calls for is "SPOT!" or "You can run!"
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