evaluation-know your role.....

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knowing your role-
when i am working games for new supervisors(when i am a rookie in their league) i make a list of things that i need to do and not do. i feel that i have been very successful when i follow through with these steps.

1. first i evaluate myself-i am a rookie in this league. i am good enough to be put on the roster, but i do not need to be cocky. i have to prove that i belong on this roster.

2. 2nd of all, when i get my schedule i evaluate the quality of officials that i am working with(i.e. are they nc2a tournament officials?, finals officials?, veteran guys with many yrs under there belt?)

3. when i see that i am working with these officials i know that my role in the game is very small and i should strive to gain acception from my colleagues and coaches.
my objectives in the game are:
a. (most importantly)do not overofficiate. do not be boisterous or dominate. it is better to miss a play by not calling it(plays that are not obvious), than to miss a play by calling something that is not there. i cannot stress this enough.
b. stay within my comfort zones(i.e. i will not try to use a new mechanic that i have been working on in lower level games that i do not feel i have mastered 100%.)
c. stay in my primary and never come out of it unless it is absolutely neccessary. this is a key to not step on the toes of the other officials. get the calls right in your primary and manage the game and your responsibilities without fanfare or attention.
d. do not make any weird calls. just stick to the basics. call the obvious.
e. know clock management (this will impress an evaluator greatly if you catch clock mistakes and correct them indescreetly.) also foul counts (bonus-double bounus) and do not fumble these. i.e. attempting to inbound the ball when freethrows should be taken.
f. be a great partner. try to make my partners as comfortable with me as i would like to be with them. make them confident in me. also look pleasant on the court and look approachable to coaches and the table.

these are just some of the basic guidelines that i feel have worked for me. they may work for you, but also may need minor tweeks and adjustments for them to work for someone else.

rain, i am glad you brought this up for i have been wandering if i should post this or not.