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JR's posts come from both a passion to get it right, as well as a bit of a discussion history with ducky. It may help on your end to be a little more aware of how the posts came about, and the history involved, rather than simply stepping in and dismissing them as coming from from some old guy that doesn't get it anymore. (Well, ok, I won't argue the point about him being old. Really old. So old that...oh, never mind. ) The communication in your posts seems to say that he should be ignored because the ducky one was correct, so that will earn you some comments in your direction. Take them or leave them.
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What it comes down to is that an official's most important attribute is and will always be his integrity. And a great part of our integrity is the dogma that we try to treat everybody the same, no matter our personal likes or dislikes. If we don't, then we become the Tim Donaghy's of the world. |
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Wait ... is this the "tent revival" forum? M&M is right: consistency is incredibly important, regardless at which level you're fortunate enough to be calling. The higher up you go in officiating, the better being consistent serves you and the more closely it's scrutinized. Regardless of your personal history with a coach or player, you'll find yourself miles and miles ahead by treating everyone the same ... which means like penalties for like actions.
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I learned from the start here that some people will just throw hissy fits if you disagree with them so after a while I stopped caring what they thought. Even some posts from me and other posters that I thought were benign would result name calling.
Not a fan of total uniformity for refs which a few here seen to support. When I started officiating I saw refs rip into each other good-naturedly I think so yeah they are used to having thick skins but here not always on differences of opinions. I'm a ref and a FAN and I'll continue to be one and I won't be one of those dicks who yell and whine about all the calls. But forums are about discussion and debate so eh, whatever. I try to learn here and have a little fun. and to my critics the next time you hear booing from the stands that is from me. muhahahahahaha. |
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There are quite a few posters in this thread saying the exact same things that I'm saying, but maybe doing so a little nicer. But, those posters also have great credibility imo when it comes to officiating philosophies too. Hell, if they told me that I'm doing something wrong, I'd sureasheck start to question myself in a hurry. The message is what is important, not the envelope that it comes in. JMVO. |
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That has not been my experience at all.
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Are you talking about how you treat different coaches/players and/or people in general....or both?
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p.s. help me out...."Just My Veluptous Opinion"???? |
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I still have plenty to learn about the officiating world, but one thing that's universal is that being right isn't enough with some people. The reality is, sometimes, you have to know how to present it to be effective. As someone once said to me, just because you're serving filet mignon doesn't mean you should serve it on a garbage can lid. |
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Everyone has a different personality, approach to the game, perspective, background, etc. That requires me as an official to choose how I communicate and handle people carefully - and often, differently. |
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