Rookie Official Experience

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by TimTaylor

6) Anything a coach says to you is an attempt, consciously or subconsciously, to influence you to see things their way. The vast majority of MS coaches have little or no knowledge of either the rules or nuances of basketball. Fans are worse. During the game I completely ignore then unless they get way out of line, then I'll have game management remove them.

We realize that the MS environment puts officials into more post game contact with both coaches & fans. We're not advocating being rude. If they have legitimate questions, answer them - turn it into a teaching opportunity. But if they simply want to complain or criticize, simply say "thank you for your opinion", then turn and walk away.

7) Good game management requires a number of things. People skills are definitely a plus, but a solid working knowledge of the rules is essential. Not only do you need to know the rules, you need to know how to apply them correctly.....and that takes time to learn - certainly more than one season working MS games. Study your case books, go watch officials work higher level games & observe what they do, ask them why they do things a certain way.

As to difficulty of girls vs boys - re-read what Z posted........as you get more experience the adjustments will get easier.

Well said, Tim.