Now I'm nervous

[btaylor64]

Originally Posted by tjones1

Don't forget to zip your fly before you go onto the court!

This actually did happen to me in my first HS game.

[tjones1]

Originally Posted by btaylor64

This actually did happen to me in my first HS game.

How did you find out? Fans, partner(s), table?

[All_Heart]

My advice is expect to make mistakes.

I used to go into games expecting perfection and when I made one mistake I was thrown off. As some will tell you no one has called a perfect game so you can't expect yourself to either. After you MAKE your first mistake say to yourself "I'll talk to my partners about that play later but now I have to concentrate on the next play". Then you must follow through and forget about the mistake because if you harp on it then you will make another mistake.

I had some great advice from my R in one of my first college games. He said call the obvious in your area and don't worry about ANYTHING else. It simplified my thought process and allowed me to call a better game. Your partners should help cover anything big that you might miss.

My first HS Varsity game was a packed house (over 2,000) and it was 2 very good teams. I would have been nervous but I had a cold and was feeling pretty sick. It helped take my mind off the moment because I was thinking of how lousy I was feeling. I was praised highly by my R after the game and was given almost a complete varsity schedule after that. So my advice to you would be to catch a cold a couple of days before the game .

[rainmaker]

Check your whistle, check your fly, have fun, call your game, expect mistakes, keep your cool, and let's see what else? Oh, yea, you can order a Jer... no, that one's not really relevant.

Scrappy didn't have fun, but some folks do. The best moment for me was when the JV guys were coming off the floor, JV teams were leaving, varsity teams just setting up for their warm-ups, table people switching, and as I began to look for my bag, I realized, "Hey, I'm not leaving, I'm staying!!" Now THAT was adrenaline!!

Also, a little closer to the time remind me, and I"ll tell you my "first game follies" story, just to give you a laugh. Others will chime in, and you'll be able to relax a little as you go out on the floor for your first. If you hear them now, the humor will wear off before it has a chance to really help.