..all these tips are good above, but one main one I can pass along is to allow the play to finish before whistling a foul. Nothing gets on my nerves more than working with an official that calls clean blocks/steals fouls just because there "had" to be a foul there. Those that can do that will quickly separate away from those that can't and move up the ladder much more quickly. I heard from one critiquer that quite often they are looking for what you DON'T call as much as what you DO!

I believe Mark Padgett dispenses the best advice:

Tuck in your whistle when you go potty.:)

What I Learned At Camp
by Juulie Downs

What I learned at camp was, You can learn a lot just by looking. Which translates into, tape, Tape, TAPE!!!

A good camp will add about a year to your experience. You can multiply this effect by taping some of your regular season games, and watching them, or having an evaluator watch them. It's amazing what you see!

I pay a middle school kid to sit in the stands with my VCR on a tripod and move it back and forth. Even when the quality isn't very good, you can see a lot.

Do this say six games in a season. Then when the season is over, watch that first tape. The difference will be astounding.

Does that also apply to the officials that sit down-like Dan_Ref?:confused:

:D :D :D --get it?

[Edited by Jurassic Referee on Dec 16th, 2002 at 02:16 PM]

If you had indoor plumbing you would be able to sit down too.

:)

If you had indoor plumbing you would be able to sit down too.

:) [/B][/QUOTE]Hey,everybody else has been dumping on ya. I thought that I'd give it a shot,too.
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Hey,everybody else has been dumping on ya. I thought that I'd give it a shot,too.
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Fine, fine, just don't gimme anymore of those damn hugs.
Yuch...(shudder)

How about this one
 

Fine, fine, just don't gimme anymore of those damn hugs.
Yuch...(shudder) [/B][/QUOTE]Who,me? http://users.skynet.be/gedi/emoticon...grinangelA.gif

Btw,you know I'm jes' funnin' ya(heeheehee). http://users.telenet.be/eforum/emoticons4u/love/458.gif

Here's a diffent hug to use!
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Who,me? http://users.skynet.be/gedi/emoticon...grinangelA.gif

Btw,you know I'm jes' funnin' ya(heeheehee). http://users.telenet.be/eforum/emoticons4u/love/458.gif [/B][/QUOTE]

I know. http://www.stopstart.freeserve.co.uk/smilie/bigwave.gif