A Good Evening

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by Welpe

* I've come to realize that I will officiate to the level of my partner. I tend to personally have better games with strong partners. This is probably not news but an interesting trend I've noticed.

Congrats on having such a good night. Love those games where you come away feeling like you really "stuck the landing".

When I first started, I was better with a strong partner. Down the road a ways, when I was normally the stronger partner, I'd have a better game when I was with a weaker partner. It forced me to step up. Conversely I noticed I began to have worse games with a stronger partner. It was a combination of intimidation and a tendency to relax and not step up. For me, the hardest transformation, but the best, has been to being an "equal" partner, no matter who I'm with.

[chartrusepengui]

We've got a guy in our association that we all chuckle at. After 99% of every game he does - he will go to officials room and within 30 seconds tell you: "well, I had a better game than you tonight". It doesn't matter who partners with him. At first we'd try and discuss in post game - but it doesn't matter. He will always see it his way. Some first timers with him will walk away mad - the rest of us who have worked with him a few years just chuckle. BTW - it's not that he calls a bad game - but we all have better nights and worse nights - all exept him.

[TimTaylor]

Welpe,

Glad you had a good night!

Had a pretty good one myself last night, though it was a blow out (55-18). Girls JV - only 9 fouls total (both teams) for the game, none in the 3rd quarter. From tip off to the time we walked out the door was 59 minutes.

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by TimTaylor

Welpe,

Glad you had a good night!

Had a pretty good one myself last night, though it was a blow out (55-18). Girls JV - only 9 fouls total (both teams) for the game, none in the 3rd quarter. From tip off to the time we walked out the door was 59 minutes.

Where do I sign up for that gig? Wow!

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by chartrusepengui

We've got a guy in our association that we all chuckle at. After 99% of every game he does - he will go to officials room and within 30 seconds tell you: "well, I had a better game than you tonight". It doesn't matter who partners with him. At first we'd try and discuss in post game - but it doesn't matter. He will always see it his way. Some first timers with him will walk away mad - the rest of us who have worked with him a few years just chuckle. BTW - it's not that he calls a bad game - but we all have better nights and worse nights - all exept him.

Maybe he is going home to an unhappy household...or to an empty one. So, his game is always better because it is an escape.