someone help me!!

[Bad Zebra]

OK. I'm gonna jump in here and offer my two cents. If ya choose to ignore it, I understand. I still consider myself a relative newbie here. I look at the vast experience and knowledge here and I must say, this is an incredible web resource.

That being said, I have to say that newcomers are sometime treated unnecessarily harsh. It sounds like the OP was looking for some genuine advice. Regardless of the course methods, he chose to come here. Some choose to offer the guy some real advice. Others choose to make snide remarks and more or less insult him and the course. I thinks that's uncalled for.

To top it off, BillyMac chooses to share some genuine stuff with the OP, then HE gets jumped on and insulted. I particularly dislike the comment about it being "good you're a FORMER teacher". Maybe I'm just noticing the nastiness more, but some of you need to lighten up and try to be a little more receptive.

Is that what happens after you've been in officiating too long? Ya get cranky and suspicious?

Like I said. Just my .02. Feel free to pile on if ya see fit.