Camps in Full Swing ...............

[tref]

That's way too many games to work in a camp setting McMac!!

3rd & final camp is complete, I think I'll grow a mustache

[McMac]

Originally Posted by tref

That's way too many games to work in a camp setting McMac!!

I talked with the camp director and he agreed with that sentiment. He typically tries to have 8-10 games per person. But we had 3 officials go down with injuries and a couple of no shows.

[NCHSAA]

Originally Posted by tref

That's way too many games to work in a camp setting McMac!!

3rd & final camp is complete, I think I'll grow a mustache

I agree. I only had 1 1/2 games this past week at a 2 day JUCO camp. But it was a great time and well worth it, even with so little games.

[ontheway]

i say this in jest but you guys must be old lol i worked a camp earlier this summer and ran 10 games in 2 days and learn tons from it i enjoyed the fast paced atmosphere

[Judtech]

As a grizzled camp veteran, I would say the average at camps is around 3 or 4 games a day multiplied by how ever many days in the camp. I have done as many as 6 (this year) and as few as 1 1/2 a day.
I may be 'old' and 'broken down' but a lot of those little whipper snappers fell by the way side as the number of games increased!
You want to find a balance. It is difficult to judge an officials Fitness, Appearance, Decision Making and Professionalism when it is their 5+ game of the day in a hot gym. Now if it is their 3rd game it is IMO easier to extrapolate what their decision process is going to be like late in games.
Of course I have never worked a Final Four either LOL

[NCHSAA]

Originally Posted by Judtech

As a grizzled camp veteran, I would say the average at camps is around 3 or 4 games a day multiplied by how ever many days in the camp. I have done as many as 6 (this year) and as few as 1 1/2 a day.
I may be 'old' and 'broken down' but a lot of those little whipper snappers fell by the way side as the number of games increased!
You want to find a balance. It is difficult to judge an officials Fitness, Appearance, Decision Making and Professionalism when it is their 5+ game of the day in a hot gym. Now if it is their 3rd game it is IMO easier to extrapolate what their decision process is going to be like late in games.
Of course I have never worked a Final Four either LOL

I agree. I am under 25 (to answer ontheway's post) , but find camp more enjoyable when I do not have to work 5+ games, and I can focus on what is being taught. I loved this past week only have 1 1/2 as I felt more focused, and it was more of a game setting, unless others out there officiate triple or quadrupole headers during the regular season.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by ontheway

i say this in jest but you guys must be old lol i worked a camp earlier this summer and ran 10 games in 2 days and learn tons from it i enjoyed the fast paced atmosphere

We can tell you are a whipper-snapper by your "tweeter" style of posting.

Old folks use puntuaction and the such.

Personally, after 3 full games of 20 minute halves with stop clocks played by 16 & 17 year-old college prospects, I'm drained for the day.

[Jeremy Hohn]

Actually the Camp I attended in Orlando was expensive, but worth EVERY PENNY! I was able to get polished critiques from each of the championship game officials on the Women's side, and specify my skills to better officiate the Women's side. (That is the avenue i selected).

I think I showed well, but everyone there was silky smooth and knew their stuff. You could walk on the floor and seamlessly call a game together with no "feeling period" to get the crew on the same page like you have to do at some camps.

Officials there were so seasoned that we "shared a brain" from the opening tipoff. No wondering, no reaching to protect the crew. Everyone there could handle their stuff which made it a lot of fun and challenging at the same time!