" Effort -Skills Challended" Partners II

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by Mark Dexter

Depends on how many divisions of 7 you have.

How many divisions would you need to get a tournament with no byes? 2 divisions gives you 10 teams in the playoffs, so you'd need 6 byes. 3 divisions gives you 15 teams, so 1 team would get a bye. 4 divisions gives you 20 teams, so 12 teams would get byes, etc.

What's x so that 2^x yields an answer ending in 0? There isn't any!

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

That's a strange set-up. Five teams advance? How do you set up a single-elimination tournament like that? Lots of first round byes?

Sounds a lot like the NHL playoffs. Play the whole regular season to eliminate 20% of the teams.

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

Sounds a lot like the NHL playoffs. Play the whole regular season to eliminate 20% of the teams.

Sorta like the NBA.

[Old School]

Originally Posted by OHBBREF

This is a kid (maybe 25 yrs old) and a coach at the JV level, I have had his games in the summer as well as seen his JV games before mine and he can be a whiner.

I talked to him for 3 minutes between the first and second games about at least looking like he was showing some effort, maybe put some air in the whistle..... So in the second game he started using his whistle - He is a ball watcher, and will call your primary – your sideline and your end line

Careful what you wish for!!

Originally Posted by OHBBREF

... Did I do him wrong?

Based on what you already know about this kid, yes you did imo. Why can't you just go out there, do your job, be satisfied with your effort and leave it that. I think a better question might be, why did the assigner give this guy games with you? Or maybe you want to have a discussion with your assigner about this guys poor approach to the game.

[OHBBREF]

Originally Posted by Old School

Why can't you just go out there, do your job, be satisfied with your effort and leave it that.

Satisfied with my effort - I am - but I have a tough time in all fields tolerating a lack of effort on the job.

I can deal with ineperience if you want to learn, I can even deal with a bad employee if they put forth effort - but I can not tollerate slackard's at any level - especially when youtry to help them and they just blow you off.

Originally Posted by Old School

I think a better question might be, why did the assigner give this guy games with you? Or maybe you want to have a discussion with your assigner about this guys poor approach to the game.

I did speak to the assignor about it over the weekend, yes it was to get an idea of the potential of the official and see if possibly he could fit in our group of officials, for school ball and at what levels.

I will work with him one more time, after the assignor talks to him, and re evaluate his effort.
We use these camps as sort of the practical part of your job interview so to speak during the off season.
let's jsut say for now he has two strikes, he is going to have to have some stellar performances in next several assingments to make the cut.