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Old Wed Dec 31, 2008, 03:29pm
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There seems to be a natural progression in officials as they gain more experience. Early, officials may be afraid to blow the whistle. Then they learn to blow the whistle all the time, even for things they think they see, or things that simply look funny. Many of these calls are made because the official is not in the proper spot to see the play. After a while, as they get better, they learn to distinguish what actually is a foul or violation from things that look bad. Those are the obvious calls. Then the really good officials learn about positioning, so they can be in position to see more of the obvious calls.
Here's my take on the progression.

1. Afraid to blow the whistle.
2. Call everything, all contact is a foul.
3. Discover advantage/disadvantage and let too much go.
4. Settle into an ever improving balance.
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Here's my take on the progression.

1. Afraid to blow the whistle.
2. Call everything, all contact is a foul.
3. Discover advantage/disadvantage and let too much go.
4. Settle into an ever improving balance.
We aren't that far apart.

Dang, I was hoping to get into a knock-down, drag-out fight.

Maybe I could just yell about you from the other room...
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Old Wed Dec 31, 2008, 04:04pm
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We aren't that far apart.

Dang, I was hoping to get into a knock-down, drag-out fight.

Maybe I could just yell about you from the other room...
What are you, a coward?
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Old Wed Dec 31, 2008, 04:07pm
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What are you, a coward?
Not if you're not actually in the room to tell if it's really me yelling.

Oh, wait, JRut would write me up and report me to the state.

Never mind.
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Old Wed Dec 31, 2008, 05:35pm
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Not if you're not actually in the room to tell if it's really me yelling.

Oh, wait, JRut would write me up and report me to the state.

Never mind.
I will make sure that a "Special Report" is posted as soon as Monday morning.

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Old Wed Dec 31, 2008, 06:07pm
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I will make sure that a "Special Report" is posted as soon as Monday morning.

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Old Wed Dec 31, 2008, 07:59pm
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Gee, thanks.
He could have just told you to STFU. Maybe that's the best approach for that angry coach, too.
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Old Wed Dec 31, 2008, 05:20pm
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Here's my take on the progression.

1. Afraid to blow the whistle.
2. Call everything, all contact is a foul.
3. Discover advantage/disadvantage and let too much go.
4. Settle into an ever improving balance.
This is the sequence that ALL of us went through when we first got started... and it does take more than 2 years to go through this.
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This is the sequence that ALL of us went through when we first got started... and it does take more than 2 years to go through this.

One guy in our area hasn't gotten past "Stand at mid-court as trail and call at least one 3 second violation from there a game."

And he is not moving up any time soon.
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