The Official Forum  

Go Back   The Official Forum > Basketball
Register FAQ Community Calendar Today's Posts Search

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old Sun Feb 25, 2007, 11:41pm
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: St. Louis Missouri
Posts: 308
Send a message via AIM to fonzzy07
I'm 18 and just getting ready to hopefully takeoff. PM me if u wish
Reply With Quote
  #2 (permalink)  
Old Mon Feb 26, 2007, 02:26am
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Richmond, BC
Posts: 44
I just turned 23 and I'm finishing up my fifth season. Some coaches get on me a little more than my partners, but I get the feeling that coaches in my area have officials they prefer to others based not on age but on call selection.

One of my favourite partners has been around for fifteenish years and is the best non-college official we have, and he gets WAY more flack from veteran coaches than I do. They say things like, "We've NEVER had a good game from you!"

My first thought was that both coach and my partner have been around so long that the coach knows he can work the guy. But I also wondered why they don't ever say anything to me.
__________________
See you in the funny pages!
Reply With Quote
  #3 (permalink)  
Old Mon Feb 26, 2007, 09:21pm
9/11 - Never Forget
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Northern Virginia
Posts: 5,642
Send a message via Yahoo to grunewar
I was young when I started reffing......hmm.
Reply With Quote
  #4 (permalink)  
Old Mon Feb 26, 2007, 09:28pm
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2000
Posts: 187
I was young my first time........ back in 1975!!!!!
Reply With Quote
  #5 (permalink)  
Old Tue Feb 27, 2007, 01:27am
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 71
18 going on 19. You can message me as well if you'd like
Reply With Quote
  #6 (permalink)  
Old Tue Feb 27, 2007, 05:08pm
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 600
I am 21. You can PM me if you need anything. It's good to see that there is a lot of young up and comers out there, but probably not as many as there needs to be.

Coaches rarely say anything to me, which I feel has hurt my responding skills, as I have not had to respond that much. I guess I should be more specific in saying I don't usually have to use any conflict resolution when talking to coaches. They do talk to me, but rarely have they talk to me in a manner where I have to diffuse them, or so I think.
Reply With Quote
  #7 (permalink)  
Old Tue Feb 27, 2007, 05:34pm
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 2,193
I started at 20. I look back now and see a lot of immaturity, even though I projected what I thought was maturity. The thing about those in their low 20's is that virtually all they've been around their lives are kids and young adults. Yes, there's parents and family members, and teachers, and parents' friends, etc. But think about it: in school, you are in a class with 20-30 kids and one adult. You interact with maybe 10-12 adults your whole day and then another dozen on weekends. But you have 50-100 kids you interact with every week. Even in college, the numbers are similar. You're just now getting into an adult world.

I say this to say it takes time to mature, even if you think you are already mature -- and to a great extent, you are. Just enjoy the process, work hard, and don't worry about worry about what you can't control. You have the benefits of (likely) better conditioning, time, and freedom.
Reply With Quote
  #8 (permalink)  
Old Wed Feb 28, 2007, 09:38am
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 339
Quote:
I have been officiating high school basketball for 4 yrs and DIII and JC mens for 2 years. So I just want to discuss and get some advice for other officials.
If you are doing the above games you better hold classes for some of us old guys.
Reply With Quote
  #9 (permalink)  
Old Wed Feb 28, 2007, 09:46am
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Maroa, IL
Posts: 116
I am 17 going on 18 hoping to get take off next year!

Last edited by IHSAref; Wed Feb 28, 2007 at 09:50am.
Reply With Quote
  #10 (permalink)  
Old Wed Feb 28, 2007, 11:53am
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 41
I am 29, finishing up my 9th season. Even after all this time I still get yelled at and coaches still question my eyesight at different times. When will it stop? lol!
Reply With Quote
  #11 (permalink)  
Old Wed Feb 28, 2007, 11:59am
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 132
Quote:
Originally Posted by 181174
I am 29, finishing up my 9th season. Even after all this time I still get yelled at and coaches still question my eyesight at different times. When will it stop? lol!
When you turn 30.
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Being young... CLH Basketball 26 Tue Nov 21, 2006 09:46am
Too young? Orangeguy06 Wrestling 3 Thu Jan 12, 2006 12:01pm
young officials babyref Basketball 21 Thu Mar 11, 2004 11:15am
Biased abuse... especially ladies or young officials mrsbballref Basketball 7 Thu Jan 25, 2001 01:37am
Bringing veteran and young officials together B-Lipscomb Basketball 9 Wed Mar 01, 2000 01:23am


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:07pm.



Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.3.0 RC1