Tall Tales

[Hawks Coach]

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Originally posted by Mark Padgett:
Yeah - here's one:

I actually met a coach once who read the rulebook!!!!!

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That's odd, Mark - to the best of my knowledge, we haven't met

[Mark Padgett]

Actually, someone read it to him.

[jTheUmp]

Don't make anything up just to fit in. You're a new official, and everyone there will know it.

My advice: listen to what the others say, you'll pick up some good tips on dealing with coaches, handling unusual situations, and even times where people screwed up. Ask questions if you can, but spend most of your time just listening.

Some of my most valuable officiating insights have come from just listening big-time officials telling stories over a beverage or two.

[Scrapper1]

Why in the world was this thread dragged up from 17 years ago??

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

Why in the world was this thread dragged up from 17 years ago??

Back then I was only 13 years into officiating hoops.

Thankfully, I get to follow Juulie via something that didn't exist in 2000 -- Facebook.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

Why in the world was this thread dragged up from 17 years ago??

I didn't have anything else to do Tuesday.