Collision with the Coach

[deecee]

Originally Posted by Ch1town

Let me ask you something. Is the step off the court at slot only when the ball is right in front of you?

I only ask because I've been getting mixed responses when evaluated at the slot. Some like us on the court unless the ball comes right in front of you, others don't care as long as you get the angle to make a CC.

Like most obersvations this all stems from personal preference -- I wish observers would recommend things they *like* to do, rather than speak as through its the way that should be done. In the end our job is to officiate the game. No matter where you are on the court you will find yourself in positions that suck from time to time and its easy to say well if you were 1 step higher or lower or even on the court you would have a better angle.

I once had an observer who is almost a foot shorter than me tell me that this angle is the best and that I should always be in this position to be able to officiate certain plays. No offense but my extra foot in height affords me the luxury of being able to work the court differently than this guy. Where he sees pecks and shoulders I see top of heads.

I hear you, just wish those evaluators could give you some feedback at halftime. That way they can see you make adjustments in the 2nd half & it gives them the "he's coachable" perception.
Getting it after the game is cool, but they probably aren't going to come see you work the next game.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Ch1town

I hear you, just wish those evaluators could give you some feedback at halftime. That way they can see you make adjustments in the 2nd half & it gives them the "he's coachable" perception.
Getting it after the game is cool, but they probably aren't going to come see you work the next game.

I got half-time feedback from my evaluations.

ROTATE!

After the game, she mentioned that she'd noticed I was doing a much better job of rotating.

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

I got half-time feedback from my evaluations.

ROTATE!

After the game, she mentioned that she'd noticed I was doing a much better job of rotating.

Camp or real game? In my area, during the season they kind of sneak in & lay low until after the game. Then you see them creeping out the wood work with a pad & pen

My veteran partners always seem to spot them though.

[Adam]

We have to request they come (which is why it helps we can see who the varsity refs are after our jv games) and evaluate us. I'm trying to get used to the system, though. They really didn't do official evaluations over on the WS.