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Rita C Fri Feb 08, 2008 09:44pm

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Originally Posted by mick
Thanks, Rita. Glad you came along.

I will edit my post for clarity. It is the umpires' duty to "Determine whether ball runnrs are available to retrieve the ball at each end if the court has wide out-of-bounds areas or is on a raised stage or similar platform."

Rita

Raymond Fri Feb 08, 2008 11:49pm

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Originally Posted by blindzebra
Our job is observing the players during a dead ball, not retrieving a ball.

Now if you stand there chest puffed out, gut sucked in, biceps flexed, holding your whistle in you hand while you wait for a player to get it...then yeah it's the same category.

Good posture = cocky ref :confused:

Or good posture & no lanyard = cocky ref :confused:

blindzebra Sat Feb 09, 2008 12:02am

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Originally Posted by BadNewsRef
Good posture = cocky ref :confused:

Or good posture & no lanyard = cocky ref :confused:

There's a difference between good posture and looking like you are about to clap and say, " I'm here to pump you up!"

One is about being alert and professional the other about drawing attention to yourself.

Mark Dexter Sat Feb 09, 2008 07:44am

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Originally Posted by blindzebra
There's a difference between good posture and looking like you are about to clap and say, " I'm here to pump you up!"

You've obviously never seen my partner and me ref.

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Now everyone stop being such flabulous girlie-men!


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