Since I haven't been doing this refereeing thing that long, I was wondering if some of you vets could pass along your best tip(s) you have learned from a camp you have attended? Thanks ahead of time for the insight.

If your partner's not in proper position before a throw-in, just keep rubbing the ball on your pants until he gets the hint and moves to his proper spot.

Whadda you got for him, Dan?

Chuck

Keep your mouth shut and your ears open. Never argue or "yeah, but", even if you have a reason for doing something. Try new things. Do whatever is asked of you on the court. Thank the evaluators for their input. Be enthusiastic, don't get down on yourself for mistakes, you are there to learn.

Don't walk when you can run. Slow down when reporting and hustle the rest of the time.

Z

Hang around and watch the other games. You may learn something from someone else's mistake.

Never go back for seconds when they serve chili for lunch.

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If you didn't call it.... it wasn't a foul

Getting crowd heat for a call? Get the ball back in play.

Know the five correctable errors
 

But NEVER put yourself in a position that you have to use them.

Most often these can be avoided by SLOWING DOWN during dead ball administration.

My other simple, but most important thing.... Establish eye contact with your partner before you administer a ball for a throw-in.

PS Keep smiling and have fun!

The best tips are often the simplest: Relax and call what you see, and don't worry about who might be offended by it.

One of the biggest things.............
 

everyone needs to do, is to just call your primary. Do not call things in your partner's primary. If they missed something, the evaluators will tell them and get on them. This is not the place for "getting it right." You should only call what takes place in your area. Because this is how you will be evaluated. You start making calls outside of your primary, you might not be precieved as understanding your job.

Peace

Depth
 

To increase your view of the court as Lead....

get off the endline as far as reasonably possible... 6-8 feet if you can.

Practice your mechanics in a mirror.

First they look for mechanics...

Second, game management.

Re: That far?
 

That seems kind of deep. What do you do if you do not have that much room?

Peace

Go Wide dude. Game I worked just the other nite. Go deep on one end of the floor and wide on the other. I had ten feet to work with on one end and only four feet to work on the other.

[Edited by Tim Roden on Dec 15th, 2002 at 12:58 AM]

I learned a lot from camp....I would HIGHLY
recommend everyone attend a camp, even veterans
if they've never attended one.

I've seen Vets do things that rookie officials
should be doing.

>Watch and make calls in your area of responsibility.
>Watch off ball, don't watch the ball when out of your
area of responsibility.
>If you're the lead, don't watch the ball through the
goal, it's not your responsiblity.
>Definetly make eye contact w/your partner b/f
administering anything...
>Sell your calls and use crisp mechanics
>Look sharp in your appearance. Remember peoples opinions
about you are formed in the first minute or so of contact
with you.
>Have good communication skills with players and coaches,
even if they are wrong.

Camps are a must, in my opinion, if you want to improve
yourself as an official and move up.