varsity criticism or just helping!

[blindzebra]

Originally posted by HJ25
While I can understand what all of you are telling truerookie, I think a lot of you are forgetting something... who has NEVER acted this way? Nobody wants to show their lack of knowledge! If you are new at something it is almost certain that you will not be that good at it, but you don't want people to rub it in.

Of course, "don't give me advice if you don't have an evaluation form in your hand" completely defeats the purpose of that anyway... but I know most of you will remember, at some point in your life and career, that you thought you knew way more than you did - if not for the only purpose of not looking like too much of an idiot.

That said... most of you can also testify that you've done a great deal of learning from more experienced officials; I'm just saying I don't think it's being very honest to pretend you never acted this way.

Who has never?

About 99% of us that have grown as officials and have been doing it for a long time.

There is a big difference between a bit of false bravado and building a brick wall that you will likely never overcome.

There has not been one response that said, every bit of advise is a golden nugget, but it's been unanimous that you should be open to hear it.

The first thing I say to a JV official that watched my first half and came in with us at halftime is,"Do you have anything for us?"

I've been in the dressing room at tournaments where we have 3 crews in there and that same question ALWAYS comes up from the crew working the game.