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Old Wed Jan 06, 2010, 04:06pm
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One where the officials being evaluated can't see you and don't know that you're in the gym....

JMO......
Your also the only one not screaming how horrible of a job they are doing. Maybe acting like a fan boy will help to mask your presence.
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Old Wed Jan 06, 2010, 04:12pm
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One where the officials being evaluated can't see you and don't know that you're in the gym....

JMO......
The sweater vest always blows their cover.
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Old Wed Jan 06, 2010, 04:39pm
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One where the officials being evaluated can't see you and don't know that you're in the gym....

JMO......
I can certainly appreciate your point of view on this. One of the surprising "skills" I had to acquire early on was the ability to not care that an evaluator was present. If I started thinking about it, it began to mess with my head in lots of ways.

One dilemma I have not resolved is whether to tell my partner when I notice an evaluator. On the one hand, he may appreciate the heads up so he can be on his toes. On the other hand, it may just tank him (which would probably be a useful learning experience for him in the long run, but would make the game more difficult in the short run).

Anybody have a good answer to this dilemma?
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Old Wed Jan 06, 2010, 05:04pm
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I can certainly appreciate your point of view on this. One of the surprising "skills" I had to acquire early on was the ability to not care that an evaluator was present. If I started thinking about it, it began to mess with my head in lots of ways.

One dilemma I have not resolved is whether to tell my partner when I notice an evaluator. On the one hand, he may appreciate the heads up so he can be on his toes. On the other hand, it may just tank him (which would probably be a useful learning experience for him in the long run, but would make the game more difficult in the short run).

Anybody have a good answer to this dilemma?
I would go in the tank alot faster if you told me you just spotted Pam Anderson as opposed to my evaluator.
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Old Wed Jan 06, 2010, 05:55pm
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iref,

I'm glad you are recovering and I hope you can return to the floor as soon as possible! However, I think it's great that you are able to stay connected to the game in your off time and in doing so you're helping other officials get better!
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Old Wed Jan 06, 2010, 07:41pm
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I would go in the tank alot faster if you told me you just spotted Pam Anderson as opposed to my evaluator.
Where? Where!?!
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Old Thu Jan 07, 2010, 09:36am
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I can certainly appreciate your point of view on this. One of the surprising "skills" I had to acquire early on was the ability to not care that an evaluator was present. If I started thinking about it, it began to mess with my head in lots of ways.

One dilemma I have not resolved is whether to tell my partner when I notice an evaluator. On the one hand, he may appreciate the heads up so he can be on his toes. On the other hand, it may just tank him (which would probably be a useful learning experience for him in the long run, but would make the game more difficult in the short run).

Anybody have a good answer to this dilemma?
As an evaluator this year, I can only tell you what I have been told at the camps I have been to and what i tell others. "You are being evaluated every night, formally or informally, direct or indirectly. You never know who is in the stands - the head coach from another school, college commissionor come to watch his or her nephew or niece (son/daughter), one of the top officials in the association. Also, every game, or at least that I can tell, someone is video taping the game. Mostly the managers in the high school games. The coach usually reviews them. You will be evaluated. Lastly, your partner is evaluating you as a partner."
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Old Thu Jan 07, 2010, 09:37am
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iref,

I'm glad you are recovering and I hope you can return to the floor as soon as possible! However, I think it's great that you are able to stay connected to the game in your off time and in doing so you're helping other officials get better!
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