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Old Wed Mar 25, 2009, 08:35pm
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Yep, November 2001. Intramural game at Langley AFB, VA. Off the opening tip A1 gets a break-away lay-up. After ball is clearly through the basket B1 slaps the backboard. I whistle a T.

You called a T 5 seconds into your first game?
I couldn't bring myself to call one for about 20 games.
I am impressed!
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Old Wed Mar 25, 2009, 11:54pm
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I had one in probably my third game; middle school boys. Player decided he was frustrated enough to throw the ball against the wall after they gave up a basket.
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Old Thu Mar 26, 2009, 07:57am
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You called a T 5 seconds into your first game?
I couldn't bring myself to call one for about 20 games.
I am impressed!
Yeah, but it didn't count since my partner "over-ruled" me.

I don't remember when/what/where my first official "T" was in my career.
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Old Thu Mar 26, 2009, 12:32pm
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Old Fri Mar 27, 2009, 09:27am
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Got a call from an AD at a school 45 minutes from my home. I had no idea how he got my name. The local ADs didn't even know me. He said, "I need someone," and I said, "I have no experience." This was probably a 9/jv girls doubleheader. Got to the school and met my partner for the night. 'How many times have you reffed?' I told him none. So he was good enough to give me some pointers and basics and I was smart enough to listen to him. Girls had enough rule differences back then that it really helped to know your stuff, whereas now the differences are few and far between. Look up the word clueless in the dictionary and you'd find my picture next to it. But we got through it. I didn't mess up my partner too much and almost 20 years later I'm still the most 'clueless' person in the gym, according to the coaches and fans. At least I've been consistent over the years.
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Old Fri Mar 27, 2009, 09:32am
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I didn't mess up my partner too much and almost 20 years later I'm still the most 'clueless' person in the gym, according to the coaches and fans. At least I've been consistent over the years.
Give yourself a pat on the back, because consistency is a very important quality of an official!
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Old Fri Mar 27, 2009, 10:55am
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I don't remember my very first game, but my first high school game was a JV game that I got last minute as a fill-in.
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Old Fri Mar 27, 2009, 11:03am
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Girls had enough rule differences back then that it really helped to know your stuff, whereas now the differences are few and far between. ......almost 20 years later ...........

I'm drawing a blank. What were the differences?
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Old Fri Mar 27, 2009, 11:43am
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I'm drawing a blank. What were the differences?
Every time a team scored, a disco ball would descend from the ceiling. The players were required to dress like John Travolta. The band had to play "Stayin' Alive" after every dunk. All games were played on Saturday nights.

Oh wait - that was the 70s.

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Old Sat Mar 28, 2009, 12:16pm
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College intramurals to start - we even did some 3-person cluelessly.
1st games certified were at a Freshmen Boys Tourney and I did 6 games in a row. Had a lot of help from a couple of veterans who I worked with that day.
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Old Sat Mar 28, 2009, 12:54pm
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First game was a 6th grade boys Saturday league doubleheader. I still see the guy I worked with quite a bit, he also does baseball and has done many of my three older sons high school varsity baseball games. I was nervous and clearly remember only being able to see what was going on in about a three square foot area. Being clueless about equipment, I had purchased a whistle with a pea in it. At the end of the two games, my partner told me that I had done a good job, but I needed to throw my whistle away and buy a Fox 40. Went out and purchased a new whistle the next day.

I worked my first varsity game three years later, a boys game which was a complete bloodbath; I think we called about 45 fouls total. It was at that game that I realized that fans and coaches don't respect varsity officials anymore than they respect junior high officials. We all suck in their minds.
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Old Sat Mar 28, 2009, 09:24pm
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Were the meetings held in MTD's attic?
One of the high schools, I think it was Witmer.
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Old Sun Mar 29, 2009, 02:46am
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hmm i guess il contribute... my first time was when i was a freshman in hs, i was refn a 7 and 8th grade rec. league game for my former middle school coach [because at that moment i was a hs kid =)]

i dont remember much after that, but 5 years later im doing Varsity boys and girls 2-whistle games for the local hs association. [hopefully i crack the 3-whistle list this summer]
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Old Sun Mar 29, 2009, 11:28am
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i dont remember much after that
Wow! Have you seen a doctor?
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Old Sun Mar 29, 2009, 12:21pm
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hmm i guess il contribute... my first time was when i was a freshman in hs, i was refn a 7 and 8th grade rec. league game for my former middle school coach [because at that moment i was a hs kid =)]

i dont remember much after that, but 5 years later im doing Varsity boys and girls 2-whistle games for the local hs association. [hopefully i crack the 3-whistle list this summer]
Move south a couple hundred miles and you'll be doing D1 ball sooner than you think.
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