Player/official interaction

rockyroad

We used to go to the local HS pre-season scrimmages and give little spiels about the new rules, etc...I would always do a little role-playing scenario. Used their team captains as the officials and I would be the player...showed them good ways to approach an official, and some not-so-good ways. Usually went over pretty well.

Pantherdreams

1 - It might be valuable to them if you watched them play a little bit before you spoke. Then you could speak specifically about things you needed to be tightened up that would get called in a game.

2 - Walk them through what I call "road game" scenarios. Tweet I blow the whistle, I call a foul that the player doesn't feel they commited. Now what is the proper way to ask and what isn't? I respond (explain the response in various cases). After the explanation player disagrees not believing they actually did what you are calling/accusing them of? Now what is the proper way to respond and what isn't? I respond (explain the responses in various cases).

3 - If your brave you may want to explain (especially to the young women and any of their parents watching) that contact is not foul. Go over something that happen in a game that are likely play on situations and things that you would be calling fouls.

rockyroad

Pantherdreams wrote
3 - If your brave you may want to explain (especially to the young women and any of their parents watching) that contact is not foul. Go over something that happen in a game that are likely play on situations and things that you would be calling fouls.

Hmmmm...I would be very careful with this. It's a perfect set-up for ourselves.

"Hey ref, you told us that would be a foul!"

"Huh?"

"You know, when you talked to us at that camp last summer."

I guarantee you that the players will remember stuff like that even if we don't.

Jurassic Referee

rockyroad wrote
I would always do a little role-playing scenario.

I've heard that about you also.:eek:

How about a seminar on official-assignor relations? Got any input or suggestions on that?

Adam

Jurassic Referee wrote
I've heard that about you also.:eek:

How about a seminar on official-assignor relations? Got any input or suggestions on that?

Perhaps a break-away on conflict resolution?

Judtech

If you think an official is BAD, then don't make a play where you think the official has to make a GOOD call to help you out.
If you think it should have been a foul the first time, don't be suprised when it isn't a foul the second time. Then ask yourself why you tried the same thing a third time.
Be nice to us and we will be nice to you. Don't be afraid to hand us the ball when there is a TO or it is in your possesion and we have a whistle.
If you see your mom talking to an official who calls himself "Billy" tell her to runaway...very fast and not to give him her phone number😃

JRutledge

All you have to say to players and their families is that what they see on TV does not apply to them. Officials are adults, they are not. So if they think they can talk to us or complain anyway they want to, that is not going to go over well with all officials. You do not have to get into role playing or even give that many examples. And they need to know that when an official is talking to them, it is to their benefit to listen. The player’s role is to play the game, not tell an adult how to do their job. Just like we would be shocked if players were telling coaches who to play and what play to run without being given that authority.

Peace

BillyMac

Judtech wrote
If you see your mom talking to an official who calls himself "Billy" tell her to runaway...very fast and not to give him her phone number.

Hey! Mind your own business.

rockyroad

Jurassic Referee wrote
How about a seminar on official-assignor relations? Got any input or suggestions on that?

Ouch.

That's gonna leave a mark!:eek:

Now shutup!

You, too, Snaqs!

Adam

rockyroad wrote
Ouch.

That's gonna leave a mark!:eek:

Now shutup!

You, too, Snaqs!