First Ever Varsity Action Tonight

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by jdw3018

I'm the most experienced of the three of us - all of us are first-time varsity guys tonight.

Any advice for a varsity first-timer?

Hunt down your assignor and punch him/her in the nose. Part of an assignor's duty is to put people in a position where they have the best possible chance to succeed. Your assignor did not do this. I hope you had a fantastic game and DID succeed, but your assignor needs a serious slap upside the head.

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

Hunt down your assignor and punch him/her in the nose. Part of an assignor's duty is to put people in a position where they have the best possible chance to succeed. Your assignor did not do this. I hope you had a fantastic game and DID succeed, but your assignor needs a serious slap upside the head.

A punch in the nose AND a serious slap upside the head.

Wow.

(btw I agree, minus the senseless violence of course.)

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

I agree, minus the senseless violence of course.)

Would a cream pie in the face be better?

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

Would a cream pie in the face be better?

A little song...a little dance...a little seltzer down your pants

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

A little song...a little dance...a little seltzer down your pants

Ok, I'll settle for that. For the assignor. Not for me.

[tjones1]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

Ok, I'll settle for that. For the assignor. Not for me.

Hell, I'll settle for a cream pie...but not in the face!

[jdw3018]

I figured I'd better report back so you'd all know I survived!

The games went pretty well, IMO. I've always found girls action more difficult to officiate than boys, and that held true for me tonight at the varsity level as well. The crew overall felt good about both games, though admitted that at times the girls game (a 20 point blowout) got pretty ugly at times. Probably let a bit too much contact go on some loose balls and rebounding action, but will continue to improve there.

The boys game was a great game, coming down to the last minute before the visitors pulled away for a 6-point win. We felt very good about the way this one was called, and got very little talk from the coaches. The only thing any of us heard from them was from the visiting coach a bit early when his team was leading the foul count 8-2. Of course, he was full-court pressing with a very aggressive man, and the home team was playing a soft zone.

The biggest struggle was with mechanics. The partner I've worked with a lot and I were on the same page, but were officiating with a guy who hadn't officiated 3-man for several years, so we had challenges on switches. We worked on it at half and between games and were much better in the 2nd game. I was going to take the great advice here and have a pretty thorough pre-game, but this guy didn't arrive until right before the girls game because of work issues.

Anyway, challenges aside I felt we came out unharmed, the games were called fairly, even if not always perfectly, and we learned A LOT about what we can improve on.

Overall a very good first experience, and my regular partner and I are looking forward to Friday when we'll get our next varsity double-header with an experienced, quality ref from the area. Hopefully we'll learn even more.

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by jdw3018

I figured I'd better report back so you'd all know I survived!

The games went pretty well, IMO.

The boys game was a great game, coming down to the last minute before the visitors pulled away for a 6-point win. We felt very good about the way this one was called,

Attaboy. Congrats on getting those games under your (Sansa)belt.

[Mark Dexter]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

A little song...a little dance...a little seltzer down your pants

Isn't this Chuck's idea of a romantic evening?

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by Mark Dexter

Isn't this Chuck's idea of a romantic evening?

Who?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

Who?

Chuck Elias


GONE AND FORGOTTEN

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

Would a cream pie in the face be better?