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.

..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.

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