1 Week to go for debut

[The_Rookie]

I have one week to go before I step onto the court the the stripe shirt..

I feel a bit nervous and honestly slightly under prepared...

Any words of wisdom on thsi upcoming event??

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Originally Posted by The_Rookie

I have one week to go before I step onto the court the the stripe shirt..

I feel a bit nervous and honestly slightly under prepared...

Any words of wisdom on thsi upcoming event??

Be in the right place. Look in the right place. Call the obvious. Crisp mechanics. Never put the ball in play before making eye contact with your partner.

Try to relax. You will make some mistakes and blow some calls. We're all human. Try to take something positive and something you can work on from each game.

[Mark Padgett]

Just remember that if you make any mistakes, the world is not going to come to an end. Put it in perspective. Use it as a learning experience. Rely on your partner(s) for help.

BTW - congratulations and welcome to the club.

[stiffler3492]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Just remember that if you make any mistakes, the world is not going to come to an end. Put it in perspective. Use it as a learning experience. Rely on your partner(s) for help.

BTW - congratulations and welcome to the club.

Padgett you're not going to tell him not to forget the first rule?

[bainsey]

Be comfortable. Others will be comfortable with you, if you're comfortable with yourself.

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by The_Rookie

I have one week to go before I step onto the court the the stripe shirt..

I feel a bit nervous and honestly slightly under prepared...

Any words of wisdom on thsi upcoming event??

Yep. Two words: Slow Down. Then Slow Down some more. You'll see what I mean when you get going.

Good luck!

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

Yep. Two words: Slow Down. Then Slow Down some more. You'll see what I mean when you get going.

Good luck!

+1
They aren't going to play without you.

[Mark Padgett]

Here's something else. Remember the words of Ed Hightower - "Be in control of the game without controlling the game." Without a doubt, one of the best quotes about officiating I've ever heard.

[zm1283]

On the subject of slowing down: SLOW DOWN reporting fouls. I've been working JH games with 1st and 2nd year officials this fall and a lot of them report fouls extremely fast. We had several issues with the table in a couple of games because of this.

[derwil]

First piece of advice is to have fun. If you don't have fun then no other advice will matter much.

Second is to slow down. You'll see a foul and think that everyone needs to know immediately what it was and what's happening next. They don't. If you try to do this immediately, your signal will get lost.

One of my first partners told me that the people in the game and watching the game are doing just that, being involved in the game. If you call something, give them time to divert their attention from the game and onto you prior to making your call. Slow down at the table too. Too fast and they won't understand a word you say.

Your job as a referee is to first judge the game, then communicate your judgement to the players, coaches and fans. If you're too fast, the communication breaks down. Stay smooth and slow down.

[Upward ref]

Originally Posted by The_Rookie

I have one week to go before I step onto the court the the stripe shirt..

I feel a bit nervous and honestly slightly under prepared...

Any words of wisdom on thsi upcoming event??

My first tomorrow evening as well, jv girls (scrimmage actually) at a private school . kind of nervous, but determined to sharpen my mechanics and communicate with my partner. Also I need to slow way down on reporting ,one of the trainers in our association joked that i was going to poke out the scorer's eyes from being so close to him while reporting during practice !

[BillyMac]

Lots of eye contact with your partner.