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Old Sun Jul 23, 2006, 12:02pm
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Bye, everybody. I may be able to check in once in a while. I may not. Not sure if I'll have access to a computer. If you're in northern Jersey, drop by FDU and say hi.
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Old Sun Jul 23, 2006, 02:37pm
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Enjoy camp Chuck. Hope to hear some good stories when you return! Travel safe!
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Old Mon Jul 24, 2006, 12:55pm
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Good luck with the camp. Let us know how it goes.
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Old Mon Jul 24, 2006, 02:23pm
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Is it a short camp?
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Old Mon Jul 24, 2006, 04:28pm
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Old Tue Jul 25, 2006, 08:12am
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Hey Chuck,
I was originally scheduled to be there, but I had a family emergency. Edgar runs a good camp!

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Old Wed Jul 26, 2006, 09:23am
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Sorry to hear about the emergency, Butch. Hope everybody's ok. The camp is going about normal. The quality of the basketball is a little lower than last year, I think. But the observation is really good, and I like a lot of the campers. Sorry I missed you.
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Old Wed Jul 26, 2006, 10:36am
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Hi Chuck,

I'm also at the camp and will try to meet you today.

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Old Thu Jul 27, 2006, 08:35am
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Turns out Bill and I actually met at this same camp last year. We just never made the connection to the forum!
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Old Fri Jul 28, 2006, 10:05am
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Enjoy camp Chuck. Hope to hear some good stories when you return! Travel safe!
No real good stories this year. I've been this camp a few times now, so much of the lecture material is review (always a good thing!). It was nice to see some of the NY/NJ guys again, since I only see them at camp. Dan wasn't there, but it was nice to see Bill again.

One of my favorite parts of the camp didn't even happen at camp. I carpooled with one of the observers one day, so I got to spend a good 2.5 hours with him one-on-one, picking his brain and hearing his stories about moving up. I enjoyed that a lot.

The final night, we were observed by Mr. Corbett and Mr. Higgins, which was pretty cool too.

Sorry I don't have anything juicier this year.
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Old Fri Jul 28, 2006, 10:42am
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No real good stories this year. I've been this camp a few times now, so much of the lecture material is review (always a good thing!). It was nice to see some of the NY/NJ guys again, since I only see them at camp. Dan wasn't there, but it was nice to see Bill again.

One of my favorite parts of the camp didn't even happen at camp. I carpooled with one of the observers one day, so I got to spend a good 2.5 hours with him one-on-one, picking his brain and hearing his stories about moving up. I enjoyed that a lot.

The final night, we were observed by Mr. Corbett and Mr. Higgins, which was pretty cool too.

Sorry I don't have anything juicier this year.
I'm finding that out at the camps I've been to this year - there isn't anything new and exciting, so all of the classroom sessions and teaching are kinda like summer re-runs. For me at least that isn't entirely bad, because I could focus on my game, both positioning and mechanics, without having to worry about new stuff. I would imagine for the newer guys it's still a unique experience.

As far as juicy stories - c'mon Chuck, you expect us to believe that? I mean, you didn't go to Vegas, right? What happens in Jersey gets broadcast throughout the country, right? There must be something you can tell us about? Pleeeeese?!
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Old Fri Jul 28, 2006, 11:26am
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There must be something you can tell us about? Pleeeeese?!
There really was nothing crazy to talk about. It was pretty straight-forward officiating, although the level of basketball wasn't great. Here's one story that I got razzed a little for. But I'm warning you, it's not that funny.

My very first game of the week, I worked with one college official and one second-year official who had never worked 3-whistle before. After the game, we're watching the tape together and 95% of the comments are for the new guy. After a basket, the scoring team puts on a really hard press, lots of pressure in the backcourt. So as the Center official, I held my position at the foul line extended to officiate the press.

The observer says to the new guy, "See Chuck's position here? Nobody could it any better than that." After the tape session, the other college official starts laying into me. "Any better than WHAT?!?! You just stood there! Great job of standing there!!"

So I got some ribbing for a while about "Let's see how Chuck stands around". I told you it wasn't that funny.
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Old Fri Jul 28, 2006, 11:39am
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So I got some ribbing for a while about "Let's see how Chuck stands around". I told you it wasn't that funny.
Ok, maybe it's not that funny, but I'm sure we'll (over)use it as we see fit.

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Old Fri Jul 28, 2006, 10:54pm
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Hey Chuck...is Edgar still asking questions and waiting on the class to fill in the blanks? He allways tickled me with that. Plus, Teaneck NJ is a real ghost town, Chuck come over the George Washington Bridge into NYC and get your groove on!
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Ok, maybe it's not that funny, but I'm sure we'll (over)use it as we see fit.
"He wasn't standing still, he just has a really, really short stride"....?
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