Lessons in survival

[LepTalBldgs]

I was disappointed (but not surprised) by the level of interaction by the senior members my first year. I think I am an above-average first year official and the only interaction I got was just before, during or after a game. I'm certainly going to stay in our unit, but I would have hoped that one of the board members would have contacted me early in the season outside of normal basketball hours to inquire if I had any questions or issues.

I understand though that people are busy with their lives and that this is just a hobby. So although I never anticipated receiving a call, I would suggest a call about two weeks into the season and then another two weeks prior to the end of the season. The message that should be sent is that this person is valuable.

Also, we just had our annual banquet last night. I was very disappointed that there was not greater attendance and this was another opportunity for a board member to call people and invite/persuade them to attend. There were only three first year people who attended out of a first year class of about 50.