Probably the most frustrating first timer ever

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Originally Posted by bas2456

I know it's intramurals, and I know it's all a learning experience, but I've never seen a worse newb. This guy didn't have a clue. Glad that game is over.

I am of the opinion that officials either have the mentality to officiate or they don't. The problem is that we don't mentor the rookies who have it and when they have problems early on we think they aren't among those who have "it." We can find out if they have it by seeing how they respond to the help.

I am constantly trying to recruit football officials from basketball officials (We are really short on FB officials and not so bad off in BB.) with whom I work because I can tell the ones who have the officiating mentality and it is not too hard to move into another sport.