Odd day on the court yesterday...

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Coltdoggs

Jurassic...thanks for the input.....

I'm glad that you recognized it as being input and not criticism. It certainly wasn't meant as criticism. You recognized that you had a problem, and you took care of that problem. Can't knock that.

[Coltdoggs]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

I'm glad that you recognized it as being input and not criticism. It certainly wasn't meant as criticism. You recognized that you had a problem, and you took care of that problem. Can't knock that.

Isn't the first rule of officiating...Don't take it personal!

I always look at responses on here as constructive....I don't pretend to know how to handle all situations and there are some rules that I don't tend to encounter working lower level and have actually went blank on (take GT and BI for instance)....Although, some of these JRHS kids are some big boys these days! While not uncommon, had a 6'-5' 8th grader not long ago...heck, Greg Oden was close to 6'-10" in 8th grade when I did his AAU team in my first year of officiating.

I try to keep myself open and honest about things/situations I say/do while reffing because, even after 7 years of JRHS hoops and some summer HS stuff...I realize I am still learning. I've been raked over the coals on occassion, but that's how you learn and I'm ok with hearing when I mess it up...I don't consider myself to be a great official, but I am far from a newbie and a portion of my understanding of our craft has come from guys on this board...I may not agree with something that someone says from time to time, but that doesn't mean they are wrong and I am right...it just means that's how they would do it...