Shoulder Push

[Nate1224hoops]

Originally posted by Smitty
I'm not sure I agree. In a forum like this you deal with all kinds of people from all different backgrounds. I don't think anyone was trying to unsult you to the degree you took it. In fact, at the time I agreed that maybe you were biting off more than you could chew. You have to let that stuff roll off your back. Seriously Nate, if you can't handle a question of your integrity from complete strangers on an internet site, how will you do under the fire of a loudmouthed coach at the varsity level? Filter out the nonsense and only worry about the stuff that is important. Keep in mind that for all the things you accused others of, you were being very argumentative yourself. Officiating is not a job for the timid. You have to have a very thick skin and a very long fuse. Work on these aspects of your personality as well. I was the same as you once - I used to always think the experienced guys were picking on me. It wasn't until much later that I realized they were only trying to help me.

Understood. I believe that I do have thick skin. It just shocked me for a fellow official, who has been in my shoes to come across that way. Just took me by suprise. I thought we were here to help, not cast judgement upon.