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Originally Posted by zebraman

Interesting discussion. I have always thought of game management as everything that does not involve blowing the whistle for fouls and violations.

Managing the coaching box. Managing the clock. Managing a frustrated player before it becomes a situation. Things like that. Things that I was not very good at during my first 5 years of officiating.

I'm with you z. In your manage the clock aspect, Knowing a team will likely take a timeout. Knowing how much time is on the clock on a restart.

Counting to 5 and 5 (not just 10). Those things that keep you from blowing the whistle because they are corrected before they are a problem.