playing :confused: :rolleyes: ;)

I'm being charitable, it is the Christmas season after all. ;)

correct, no hit.
I'm sure my partner saw the signal. he gave all of them to me every time .
must have been the ap arrow . A great partner , he does varsity, and college and was VERY patient and helpful.

I just stood there thinking " I didn't mess up this one "

I'm trying my best, but my reporting and mechanics are still lousy and lack confidence.

I'm convinced very few of them are as dumb as most of them claim to be; like the varsity coach I watched last week who claimed not to know his player couldn't wear a white shirt underneath her purple jersey.

Either that, or Denver officials aren't enforcing that rule like they should. :D

Stolen. :D

Yep, you surely didn't mess that one up. You were a teenager once, so you know they can be looking right at you and appear to be acknowledging you, without ever hearing a word you're saying ;)

I have a theory (based on personal experience being an ADD kid): kids that are only half listening, if they remember anything at all, will remember only the very last thing they hear. So, when I tell them how many shots I try to always end with the number. (e.g., "Two times, guys...Two!"). It's no miracle cure mechanic, but it has worked very well for me.

This is great news! Why? Because mechanics and presentation is one of the very few aspects of officiating that is entirely within your control. In just 10 minutes, starting right this second, you can do something that can make a significant, positive difference.

Reporting and signalling is all about muscle memory. Get in front of a mirror and practice, practice, practice. Every time you hit the men's room at work, call a foul on the guy in the mirror. Keep at it until you like what you see. Practice the whole sequence from whistle, prelim, movement to the table, stopping, reporting. (Yes, my men's room is 84 x 50) Then do it with your eyes closed, opening them at random times to ensure you look the way you should. We can't see ourselves on the court, we have to rely on feel. So learn what it feels like to do it right.

Also, get somebody to video one of your games. Watch the video and take notes. Anything that looks funny or weak, fix it.

Good luck! :)

I spent alot of time in front of the mirror practicing my mechanics and prior to each season I do ti all over again to refresh myself. My biggest porblem early on was that i though I had my arm raised up high only to see I was still not as high as it should be. Took me a while to get it down but now when the whistle blows, my arm goes up high. The other thing I had to work on was the bird dogging on fouls. What I mean is so that my pointer arm doesn't go out as soon as my other arm goes up. Now I blow the whistle, raise the arm, pause and then point, pause again and then show the push or hack or whatever the foul is. I have found this is cleaner and creates less confusion for my partner and the players/coach, etc

Had something similar happen again last night during a girl's 8th grade game. We line up for 1 and 1 and I very clearly announce it as such. The first shot misses, is rebounded by an A team player who hands the ball to a B team player. B team player takes off the other direction and away we go. :eek:

I think the question everyone is asking here is, "Did B1 get credit for a steal."

I forgot to check with the statistician. ;)