letting go of a "bad game"...

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by vbzebra

1) I know you're never as good as you think you are or as bad as you think you are, how do you "let go" of a game where you felt like you officiated terribly?

2) And what do you do to try and maintain focus in blowouts?

1) Review the game in your mind to see if anything happened that you might learn from. Sometimes "bad" can be "good". And if that doesn't do it, 2 brownpops should....

2) Remind yourself that there might be an evaluator in the crowd taking a look at you(and there might).

[representing]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

1) 2) Remind yourself that there might be an evaluator in the crowd taking a look at you(and there might).

Great lesson someone told me. You're never going to know who is in the stands watching you!

Not just an evaluator, but coaches from other schools, other referees who has a son or daughter playing, etc.

[Raymond]

List 4-5 things you think you did poorly and concentrate on working on those things in your next game.

Other than that, a couple drinks and a good night sleep should help.

Or you could shovel everybody's driveway this weekend.

[vbzebra]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

List 4-5 things you think you did poorly and concentrate on working on those things in your next game.

Other than that, a couple drinks and a good night sleep should help.

Or you could shovel everybody's driveway this weekend.

Thanks for the info! But I think I'll pass on shoveling

Never seen so much snow in Va Beach, and I've been here since '98!

[refguy]

Originally Posted by vbzebra

Thanks for the info! But I think I'll pass on shoveling

Never seen so much snow in Va Beach, and I've been here since '98!

Send me a pm and I'll share what works for me.