Help w/ Pregame

[JRutledge]

Grunewar,

If I were you, I would cover the major things. Like coverage areas and who has what and when. I would cover how you are going to handle double whistles. I would even try to cover or get a sense of their philosophy on how they cover games like hand-checking and illegal screens. Then cover how you are going to handle players and coaches (coaching box issues) and how you will communicate things to each other about those players or issues regarding bonus and things like out of bounds plays that need help. If you have more time, cover things that are important to you in the end. All a pre-game really is anyway is to help you and your partner have some idea where you both (or three of you) are coming from. Many experienced officials already know where to stand and what they are doing, you just want to make sure the both of you see things similarly and if you do not see things the same ways, then you have to figure out a way to meet in the middle or deal with them on a personal level. The bottom line is you do not want to get out there and be totally blindsided by something they are doing that is as important as a double whistle.

Peace