Coach walks off floor....with players

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Damian

Coach took team off of court and left. Made us all look bad.

Nope, something like that does NOT make the officials look bad at all.

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Nope, something like that does NOT make the officials look bad at all.

I agree. But we all know that the evaluators/observers at this coillege camp probably said things like "How could we have avoided this?" or "You guys need to work on your game management skills"...

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

I agree. But we all know that the evaluators/observers at this college camp probably said things like "How could we have avoided this?" or "You guys need to work on your game management skills"...

And sometimes you can have game management skills out your wazoo and it don't make one bit of a difference. Sometimes the coach is just looking for someone- anyone- to blame for his team's losing. And the officials are the handiest.

While evaluating you can maybe use it as a teaching tool, but you got to be a little realistic also.

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

And sometimes you can have game management skills out your wazoo and it don't make one bit of a difference. Sometimes the coach is just looking for someone- anyone- to blame for his team's losing. And the officials are the handiest.

While evaluating you can maybe use it as a teaching tool, but you got to be a little realistic also.

Agreed...those evaluators gotta find something to say.

[JugglingReferee]

Back when I was green, I was evaluated and the guy told me, when I was reporting by signal "two" [fingers] for two shots, to not hold/touch my reporting elbow with my "other hand". Um, ya right. That's all you got. Certainly there is something else. He did a piss poor job or evaluating. Sometimes they're worthless. Like anything, take it and move on.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

I was evaluated and the guy told me, when I was reporting by signal "two" for two shots, to not hold/touch my reporting elbow with my "other hand". That's all you got. Certainly there is something else.

Hey. Don't complain. You're one easy change away from being the perfect official. Once you get rid of that nasty "elbow" habit, you don't have to go to camps, clinics, etc., anymore, and you'll be doing state finals every year until you retire.

"I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; perfection is God's business." Michael J Fox

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Hey. Don't complain. You're one easy change away from being the perfect official. Once you get rid of that nasty "elbow" habit, you don't have to go to camps, clinics, etc., anymore, and you'll be doing state finals every year until you retire.

"I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; perfection is God's business." Michael J Fox

LOL Thanks for that. Some days I wish I had a small portable voice recorder with me, working under my shirt. I would like to record a few notes during the game on how to improve, because half the time, I forget what enters my mind.