More on "consistency"

[SmokeEater]

I had a similar problem this year. I was more focused on calling the game the same way as my partner was. As you say I was concerned more with his calls/non calls. It really threw me off and I ended up making what I felt were some questionable calls. We dont have any other choice but to use the coaches office as a change room around here so I actually was confronted by the home coach after the game regarding this. And he said the same thing, you didn't make calls the way you normally do maybe if there was more consistancy in your own game .... (this is where I actually tuned him out) .... blah blah blah.

I talked to my assignor after and asked for his opinion. He asked me if I felt I was better than that 1 game. Of course I said yes. He followed by saying then go out on the floor and worry about making your own calls every game. Regardless of who you are working with, make sure your calls are "consistant" both ways. It was a relief to hear him say I didn't have to worry about calling my game to match my partners.

I may have described this a little vaguely, but I think you can get the picture. Some won't agree with what I am saying, but I tell you it made a world of difference for me and I was actually requested to go work at a provincial tournament wild card game even though I didn't apply to work them.

[JRutledge]

Is this possible that this was just one game? I am not reading anything that suggests that you are having a constant problem. And if you are judging based on what players and coaches say you will never feel right about your game. They use the term consistency when you do not call the game in their favor. It is impossible to have the same plays all the time and call them the same when teams are not playing the exact same. I do not have anything to help you other than stop trying to over thinking one game and one situation. It is summer and this is the time to make all those mistakes. I would not compare a time when you are likely working more games in a row than you would ever do in the reason season and with a different pace.

Peace

[jeffpea]

when it comes to consistency (either your calls only or within the entire crew), what you really should focus on is what i call "recall"...as in seeing a play, passing on a call, and then seeing a similar play at a later point in the game and comparing the contact (less, same, or more) - if the contact is less or the same, then "no call"; if there is more contact, then you should have a foul.

once you have improved the recall of your own plays, simply pay attention to the "other" plays in the game and call them accordingly.

when a coach complains (whether a foul is called or not), you can very simply say "same play at the other end" or "same play with the same result as before"....

btw, you already use "recall" on every play in the game - some people may use it better than others, but it IS something you can improve on in a simple manner.