Getting ready for the Game

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by tomegun

This is like a sickness.

I agree.

Originally Posted by tomegun

We are thinking basketball now. I have a game in approximately 5 hours and I've already been thinking about the game. My buddy called me to talk about where and who I was working with tonight. I'm just hooked so I think about it, among other things, a lot.

I have a huge rivalry tomorrow and I was called by one of my partners today. I have been thinking about this game since I got the game in the late summer/early fall. I have not worked a game since December 30. I went to California for 4 days and I was thinking about it on the plane and at the hotel. I was thinking about it before my partner called me. This is what I do. The day of the game is a formality.

Peace

[Junker]

I agree. I spend a lot of time on Fridays thinking about the night ahead. I get the same thing on Tuesdays, but just not as bad for some reason. Things I do to get ready are pack me gear bag (rechecking to make sure I have everything about 487 times, I'm totally paraniod of showing on site without something), have a small snack and a revive Vitamin Water (I'm hooked on this stuff) and then jump in the car. If my crew is riding together we start talking pregame on the way. If I'm solo, I'm usually on the phone with other friends that are officials (I seem to think my car won't run correctly if I'm not on the phone while driving during the season). If I'm not talking, I listen to some music and think about an area to focus on for the game (something my crew does as part of pregame). Lastly (and I'm just putting this in here because I might have set a record for most parenthesis in a post) and most importantly on Friday, I find out what local watering hole will be frequented by officials after the game.