Getting in Shape to Ref
 

New to being a ref. Will begin classes next week. Just wondering what workout regimen or ideas to get in top shape. I have been doing suicides backwards, forwards and sideways. Also do a couple of power yoga classes per week as well as a couple of days of tennis for 1-1/2 hours.

Any ideas would be very helpful.

Thanks!

Just a note: Suicide does not promote a healthy ref..... TV, couch, donuts... maybe. Based on your current regimen I can certainly see why you are concerned about NOT being in shape. :)

Elbow pulls are <i>de rigeur</i>.
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Geez. Anyone can ref when they're in shape. It takes a man to do it with 30 extra pounds.

Run, run, and run. That's best thing you can do for this profession. That's what we do out there, run! There is no excuse for not being able to RUN. So, the best advice I can offer you, is run! Make sense? Gotta run....:D

CLH

Lock yourself in a closet and listen to an endless loop tape of howler monkeys screeching for hours at full volume. This will get you prepared to listen to coaches. :eek:

Oh yeah, practice putting your hands in the shape of a T. I'd recommend doing that at least 500 times. That should get you ready for your first quarter. :rolleyes:

What you are doing sounds reasonable. I lift weights and do cardio (bike or climber) year-round and I still get a little joint-sore for the first couple games of the season. There is no substitute for running.

I would echo what has already been said about running, with one little caveat. Make sure you add some sprints to your workout regimen, because you'll be doing a lot of starting & stopping and if your body is prepared for it you'll be sore. Good Luck!

Oh yeah - I almost forgot the most important thing -

MEDS!

You need cardio to build up endurance, so get outside or get on the treadmill.

I do agree that you should work some sprints in, too - basketball reffing is a lot of running 30 meters, stopping for a few seconds, then running 30 meters the other direction.

In the offseason for me there's no substitute for playing basketball. A lot of the same movements as officiating times 10.

Don't be practicing running backward, you might be tempted to do it during a game. Next time brandon89 is around, ask him what happens to refs that backpedal during games. ;)

Its not really about keeping in shape, but just getting prepared to know your rule books....watch a lot of games by good officials. There is really nothing you can do, but study. Thats how you prepare for a season

So...I'm just wasting my time in the gym? I should really be home memorizing the rule book? :confused:

P.S. I tried this method.... (reading the rule books 3 times before camp and NO running). Not a good idea for the body. I blew out my Quads... took two weeks to recover and I missed some valuable taping and instruction by not being able to Ref the scrimmages.

Running for endurance and sprints for real life on the floor.... unless Nike has new improved shoes that makes us run faster, jump higher and always make the right call..... ? two out of three?

Thanks for all the input. I see running is the number 1 answer. I believe I will go with yoga for flexibility and injury prevention. Keep doing the suicides minus backwards (I can see where a broken tailbone could happen). Couple of miles per day of running?? May be do some 1 on 1 with my daughter.

Thanks all.

Uh-oh! Dex has gone over to the dark side! :eek:

:D

Thought you'd enjoy it.

Yes, they do. It's the new Jon Diebler autographed model. It also makes your lunch, washes your car and trims your nose hairs. :)

Baseline to baseline? Where's your partner? :eek:

Imagine if he had spelled it "metres".

Please - I just ate. :p

You are thinking of the late, great PF Flyers.

I agree that running is the best thing you can do to "get in shape" for officiating. As others have suggested, add variety to the kinds of running you are doing. (Run fast at times; run for distance/endurance at other times; etc.)

I write here to add that, whether or not you are participating in yoga, the most important thing you can do for flexibility and injury prevention is to stretch properly. For the most part, this stretching is done after your run, when your muscles are warmed up. Good luck.

When I was a kid in my old neighborhood back in the 19th century, we all wore PF Flyers. Some kid moved into the area and brought his Keds. We beat him up a few times, then he begged his mom to get him the "right" shoes. I think he grew up to be a coach.

BTW - the "PF" stood for "Posture Foundation". Just another piece of useless trivia I know. My wife says my head is "a repository of crap".

also BTW - I even know how big Scrooge McDuck's money bin is and also what those elliptical chrome holes on the sides of old Chryslers were called. http://www.runemasterstudios.com/gra...s/driving2.gif

[QUOTE=Mark Padgett]When I was a kid in my old neighborhood back in the 19th century, we all wore PF Flyers. Some kid moved into the area and brought his Keds. We beat him up a few times, then he begged his mom to get him the "right" shoes. I think he grew up to be a coach.

BTW - the "PF" stood for "Posture Foundation". Just another piece of useless trivia I know. My wife says my head is "a repository of crap".

also BTW - I even know how big Scrooge McDuck's money bin is and also what those elliptical chrome holes on the sides of old Chryslers were called.



their is a definite need for medication for you.

OK - since no one asked - here's the answers:

Scrooge McDuck's money bin is three cubic acres and the holes on the old Chryslers were called "Cruiserline Ventaports". If there's any other useless piece of information you would like to know, just ask. You know, something like what was the name of Rootie Kazootie's dog? :)

Please dont do suicides backwards & please dont actually run backwards in ANY game. Take it from someone who had to learn in the hard way. I broke my wrist doing this. On the more serious note....it doesent look perfessional.

Most guys and gals just do a lot of running. I always have a Banana 30 min prior
to the contest.

Gala Poochie Pup. No, I'm not old like you but I do know how to Google. :)

The dog was originally named Nipper but was changed to Gala Poochie Pup when RCA stopped advertising on the show.

Thanks a lot for wasting 2 minutes of my day!

You're welcome. Many years ago, I was a regular on a local trivia radio show here in Portland. One night, a caller said he had the toughest trivia question ever. He said he had stumped "millions" of people with it and that if I knew the answer, he would acknowledge that I was the "King of Trivia". He asked it and I answered it immediately right off the top of my head. He was stunned.

Oh yeah. The question was: What was the name of the estate on the TV show "The Millionaire"?

BTW - I came back with "who was the voice of the never seen Millionaire character on the show?" He didn't know it.

okay I`ll bite
 

John Beresford Tipton iirc.

That's <i>sans</i> Google too......

The estate was named "Silverstone". The voiceovers were done by Paul Frees, who also did a lot of voices on Rocky & Bullwinkle and other cartoon shows. BTW - when I worked in radio a million years ago, we got a record album at the station made by Paul Frees. He recorded a bunch of pop songs using different celebrity and character voices. He did "Momma Told Me Not To Come" as Charlie Chan. It was hysterical.