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A little bummed
Just finished my last games of the season tonight (2 varsity). I'm in that transition between sub-varsity and varsity and have to say that all of my varsity assignments this year have been great. Good partners, helpful feedback, and games in which to work on different aspects of officiating (from game management to squeekers).
Then tonight. I'm lead with 4 seconds left in a tie game. H1 starts her drive from the 3-point line and I've got her from that point, to where she crossed in front of me, to when she went into the lane. Then she tried a reverse layup and I wasn't ready. Thought there was contact as the defense came over for the block and there was not (slot passed on it). Sinks one FT, game over. The boy's game was physical with no flow. I passed on calls I should of made (and my partners sometimes did), made calls that upon reflection I didn't feel should be made, and started listening to comments from the crowd (instead of just hearing, and ignoring, them). Two lessons I learned (well, re-learned) tonight:
I'm going to get over tonight and hopefully learn something from it. I want to attend my first camp this summer and will come back stronger next season. Didn't want it to end this way but it is what it is. |
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It's part of the maturation process of any official. We all went through it. You sureasheck have got the right attitude anyway, Rufus. No doubt in my mind that you WILL be back stronger than ever next year. |
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Slow whistle has helped me greatly. I was a soccer official first before becoming basketball, and I felt this was helpful with regards to the whistle. In soccer we can have a delayed whistle because we have the advantage ("play on") rule so if a foul was committed but the player can still keep going for a chance at goal or to make a play happen, you play on as if the foul never happened. And you'll get over it soon. I used to dwell on games for days, thinking I really f*cked things up, but I've learned to leave that at the gym. You can't go back to change it anymore. Congrats on your Sub-varsity to Varsity transition. I'm doing that now myself. |
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Cut It Out
Apparently something you have not learned is that no one around here really appreciates your language, in spite of the asterisks. This tells us all something about you, and it doesn't reflect well on you as an official. You always say how you want to get better, how you're learning. Clean up your posts and learn to communicate as a professional, or you're going nowhere. Just stop it. |
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If my "asterisk language" offends anyone, then I apologize. I thought this was a place I could sit back, relax and debate about things in a casual setting. Didn't know it was very professional here. |
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It really doesn't offend me, but tells me alot about you.
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Exactly.
A quote I've long believed in... "Profanity is the attempt of a lazy and feeble mind to express itself forcefully."
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Try watching the unedited version of the movie "Robocop" & playing a drinking game where whenever a colorful metaphor (asterik language) is used you down a shot. Concerning the OP, at least still wanting & willing to learn. Like I learned, I'll just let loose balls be from now on LMAO
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I certainly know where you are coming from and have been in similar situations and have walked away bummed out. These things happen. The key to success is learning from them and actively making adjustments. Remember, experience comes from experiences. |
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