Being A Great Ref in a Bad Game

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Then there's also the "you never know who's watching" axiom. When a friend of mine was in her second season of officiating she was befriended by an NBA ref when she ref'd a girls 10U game out in the boonies. Two weeks ago I was ref'n a pretty poorly played 15U boys game, but it just so happened the best player on the court was the nephew of a WNBA/NBDL ref who happened to be in attendance. You always want to make a good impression.

Yipper. At a camp I attended one of the evals told me that his try-out camp for D1 ball was a junior high rec tournament. Anyone who was heard complaining about the level of play was automatically crossed off the list. I'm not sure I agree with that philosophy, but it's out there. If you never complain about the game you're doing (well, if you're never HEARD complaining!), you can't ever be crossed off that list, eh?