My friend and I will be running a ref's camp this year -- for the first time! We will aim at newer refs, such as first and second year folks. We also expect a few rec refs who might be interested in joining the association, or just in getting "better" rec games. This will be a Friday evening, and all day Saturday affair, and we don't want to charge much. We also will be breaking in a couple of new evaluators.

We've got some very good speakers lined up already, and have commitments from several good evaluators. We've got games, gyms and classrooms, video equipment and concessions, and lots of enthusiasm.

What else do we need to really pack a wallop?

Free beer!

I'm sure you've got this all lined up, or at least planned out, but how are you ensuring that you have enough teams and/or games at the same site for all your officials to get on the court to work them?

Are you indoors or outdoors? Is there any possibility of videotaping?

Do you have classroom time built in? If so, do you have an assignor there to talk to them about what he/she is looking for in taking on new officials or moving them up? Do you have a board interpreter to do a rules/situation discussion?

Do you have a little "something" to give to your graduates? A little diploma or trinket with the name of the camp on it?

Best of luck, Juulie. Honestly, I have thought about trying to pull the same thing off for the last couple of summers, but haven't been able to pull the logistics together.

Chuck

http://www.dribbleglass.com/images/b...rds/midget.jpg

Dan,Mick and I would go to your camp- but I don't think that we could pass the physical!

:wipes coffee off monitor:

Stop it! Stop it I say!

Thanks for all the suggestions. We already have a tournament "scheduled" -- it has been held for many years and will almost certainly yield the kinds and number of games we want for beginners. Indoor games, definitely video -- equipment lined up already. Class room time built in, with good teachers for subject matter, assignors committed. Budget (which includes a small profit), lackeys and equipment sales tables in place. I think we're in business.

"A little something" to give "graduaates" is something we are waffling on. Not another T-shirt! Not a baseball cap! What else is there?!?! Certificate? that doesn't seem like enough, somehow. What else.

And actually, Dan, we will have free beer! Not very much, but at least one round. This is after, not before!

Juulie - where and when will you be holding this camp?? I have some buddies I might be able to send your way,if you don't mind having some "northerners" crash your party!! And as far as "a little something", like you said, t-shirts and hats are overdone...unless you do it for people for special things such as most improved, or best hustle or something like that...

DJ -- bare outline is on the PBOA website (www.pboa.org), people can e-mail me for details. Only 16 spots so hurry!!

And, would you be interested in evaluating? if so, e-mail me privately. Our PBOA golf tournament is that day, so we would welcome someone with your experience to do evals. We will pay a little, and give free food and drinks at the party.

I am uncertain about giving awards for "most improved" and so forth. It's great, in some ways, but in a crowd of newbies, how do we come up with the best awards, or ideas?

Beats me! I'm just the idea-guy here...you're the one getting the big bucks!! :)

How about key chains...

Height - Lost it.
Speed - Lost it.
Intelligence - Lost it.
Good looks - I can cook.

Height - never had it
Speed - Mine must be somewhere with yours, Mick
Intelligence - Huh??
Good looks - I can't even cook

We're in sad shape, Mick!!

If the camp is for beginners, it won't be "another" t-shirt. It'll be their first one! :D

...first ref camp shirt, yes. But how many others do they have from kids programs, church camp, corporate name changes, etc, etc, etc.

...although I saved my first ref camp shirt. Hm...

What would I want in a camp as a newbie? I know that I would look for the people who will help me to move up. Are they on the camp staff? Guest speakers? Guest evaluators? These are the people that I would target as staff members and I would advertise their attendance as a selling point of the camp.

I would give out a shirt. Remember that a large percentage of your potential applicants are bound to be men. My wife thinks I have too many T shirts, but I don't know that there is a number that equals too many.

Juulie - you should give out Howard bobble-head dolls.

Or maybe...
 

How about giving out some of those "Noose Lanyards"???

Re: Or maybe...
 

That would definitely be preferable to "Moose Nards"!!

Or maybe a Chuck Elias bobble-head doll:

http://members.rogers.com/worldwar11...el%20funny.jpg

Ooh1 Ooh! I know that movie!!!!
 

Hang 'em High

How come it's ME?!?! How come it's not Tony, or Jeff, or Mark D?!?!?! Ohhhhhhhh man, I can tell it's gonna be a long summer. Sox won last night, tho. Took 'em 16 innings to do it. . .

Juulie - If you do not already have accesses to the 3 videos on the following link have your board get them. One can talk until they are blue in the face about block/charge and traveling but a video of the violation is worth 10,000 words. http://www.nfhs.org/catalog/pubcat02a.pdf


Try to schedule a game were you have experienced refs calling it. Have your class in the stands for the first half and ask questions on why they think X was called and Y was not. For the second half have them on the floor behind the bench so they can see what a coach is seeing.

I like this idea, although I'm not sure we'll have time to squeeze it in. Worth working on, though.

Because they aren't BoSox fans...but at least your team won last night. Not only did the Mariners lose, they were shut out!!! I really don't like Freddie Garcia...

Good teams do it in 9 innings.

Not that I care one way or another about the BoSox or Yankees, but last night, ESPN Classic showed the 1978 Bucky Dent game.

Sorry BoSox fans. It just goes on and on and on........

Hey, I caught it too!

Ya know, it amazes me that every time they show this game the Sox manage lose it yet again. You would think that just once someone would plunk Dent with a fastball in the kidneys...just once. Anyway, at one point Nettles struck out on a nasty slider...I muttered "damn"...my wife just smiled & shook her head. :)

I'm still trying to figure out how Yaz pulled one into the right field stands off a Guidry (who was a lefty) slider that was down and away.

Actually, Guidry probably still is a lefty. ;)

I kinda like t-shirts. :(

MAN! I'M LAUGHING SO HARD I'M CRYING! http://www.stopstart.freeserve.co.uk/smilie/jump.gif

But it doesn't look to me like its the head that's bobbling! :D

Imagine! If this was a Bill Buckner doll, that ball never would have made it through his legs! Of course, he might have had trouble standing up! http://www.stopstart.freeserve.co.uk/smilie/thumb.gif

Are those mini-moose nards?

If they are, then Chuck must be a mini-moose!

Heeeeey,wait a minute! Mini-Moose is Mickey's girlfriend,isn't she? Does that mean that Chuck is really a female? If he is,though,then how come she's got nards?

I'm getting so confused! Chuck, can you post some nude pictures of yourself, so we can straighten this out? If you don't have any on hand, Dan said that he'd post 'em for ya!

Say what now?

http://users2.ev1.net/~daystorm/Images/LB/HutchR.jpg

I believe I would rather stay confused. No photos for me, Chuck. The one mick posted was quite enough! :D

If they are, then Chuck must be a mini-moose!

Heeeeey,wait a minute! Mini-Moose is Mickey's girlfriend,isn't she? Does that mean that Chuck is really a female? If he is,though,then how come she's got nards?

I'm getting so confused! Chuck, can you post some nude pictures of yourself, so we can straighten this out? If you don't have any on hand, Dan said that he'd post 'em for ya!

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"And the board has reached a new low . . ."

Not guilty.
Someone else.

You guys are just TOO FUNNY. I have yet to see a message board with such great posts. When I'm having a bad day I come over here and look for threads which contain posts from certain members just so I can laugh my heart out and get my batteries re-charged.

Thanks for being the way you are!

Having grown up in Alaska, I can tell you that those are NOT mini-moose nards...mini-moose nards is actually a flavor of ice cream at the Baskin and Robbins in Fairbanks...and I also have no desire to see photos of Chuck naked (or Mick, or Jurassic, or Tony, or Dan, or...the list goes on and on)...

and I also have no desire to see photos of Chuck naked (or Mick, or Jurassic, or Tony, or Dan, or...the list goes on and on)... [/B][/QUOTE]How about MTD Sr.? Today's special is a picture of Mark in a bustier and garterbelt lolling around seductively on a bearskin rug!

Buy one,and get a second one at half price!

How about MTD Sr.? Today's special is a picture of Mark in a bustier and garterbelt lolling around seductively on a bearskin rug!

Buy one,and get a second one at half price! [/B][/QUOTE]

Yuck...I won't be eating anymore today!!

How about MTD Sr.? Today's special is a picture of Mark in a bustier and garterbelt lolling around seductively on a bearskin rug!

Buy one,and get a second one at half price! [/B][/QUOTE]

OK, now you've gone too damned far!

http://www.eurekaville.com/thinking/...cs/spencer.jpg

Soooo...I hear some of you people are making jokes...can't have that...

http://www.clubwear2000.uk.com/Animations/CARTMAN.gif

Huh-huh!! Huh-huh! You said "member". Huh-huh!!

http://www.clubwear2000.uk.com/Anima...-butthead7.gif

That was cool!

Is this an insanity plea? Or a random act of lucidity?

LMAO! OK, OK...I'll stop posting. But keep it up!

(I'm still trying to figure out how a thread which began with a sincere, honest request for suggestions about running an officiating camp evolved into squirrels balls and Beavis 'N Butthead!)

[Edited by JustAFan on Apr 4th, 2003 at 04:48 PM]

Part of the problem is You.
Don't egg 'em on, ...just egg 'em!

It's either degenerate into beating up on the BoSox, degenerate into insult humor such as these gifs, or degenerate into trying to convince someone else that either rules knowledge or court presence are or are not more important to someone else (or something like that.) This is what makes us truly great as a board!

Well, Justa, somebody once asked when I'd be releasing a book of my best posts. I don't know if this one is one of my "best", but it certainly fits in with your question. . .

[Edited by ChuckElias on Apr 4th, 2003 at 07:14 PM]

http://www.stopstart.freeserve.co.uk...e/cussing2.gif

I thought this is why we love this place? :D

Peace

Back to the Original Postll!!!
 

Juulie, I don't know if these were mentioned:

Being a Rookie, the most important thing for me this year was finding this Website. Make sure you give them this site. Also, have an e-mail listing for all that attend. Its good to see how others are doing and have a chance to compare stories.

It's either degenerate into beating up on the BoSox, degenerate into insult humor such as these gifs, or degenerate into trying to convince someone else that either rules knowledge or court presence are or are not more important to someone else (or something like that.) [/B][/QUOTE]So,what you're saying is we're a bunch of degenerates?

Hmmmm. Kinda tough to argue that,come to think of it!

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Brad has already given permission for me to print things off this forum, and also some of his articles for information and advertising. Can't think of anything better I could do for these folks!

Re: Re: Back to the Original Postll!!!
 

Don't forget to print all the Davisms.

Modest little fella,isn't he?

Too modest to announce that he's just been promoted to Head Oompa Loompa down at the Chocolate Factory. You go,Chuck!
http://www.dribbleglass.com/images/oompa1.jpg
That's Chuck at the front-left(apparently being nailed doggie-style by his assistant).

Oompa Loompa Doompadee Doo
We have a perfect puzzle for you
Oompa loompa Doompadee Dee
If you are wise you will listen to me!

Please note the name of the Head Oompa Loompa, who is being called(under the picture):
http://www.angelfire.com/movies/petol/caring.html

And you people thought that I was kidding!

[Edited by Jurassic Referee on Apr 5th, 2003 at 06:10 PM]

[/QUOTE]Or maybe a Chuck Elias bobble-head doll:

http://members.rogers.com/worldwar11...el%20funny.jpg


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Or maybe a Chuck Elias bobble-? doll:

http://www.dribbleglass.com/subpages...dd-knocker.jpg

Or maybe a Chuck Elias bobble-head doll:

http://members.rogers.com/worldwar11...el%20funny.jpg


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Or maybe a Chuck Elias bobble-? doll:

http://www.dribbleglass.com/subpages...dd-knocker.jpg

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Well, this is the basketball forum.

OK. NOW I get it. This is what you use to train the newbies to use their peripheral vision.

Or maybe a Chuck Elias bobble-? doll:

http://www.dribbleglass.com/subpages...dd-knocker.jpg

[/B][/QUOTE]Ah yes, Scary Movie2! My 4 year old grand daughter's all time favorite movie!

I really thought that somebody had asked at one point about a book of my best posts. So I went hunting to see if I was remembering correctly. . . or if I was falling victim to an ego as big as the bobbling things on that squirrel. I found this:

And which illustrious member of our board do you think posted that request? Hmmmmmm?!?!?! Take a look, smartypants! :p

http://www.officialforum.com/showthr...?threadid=7845

I really thought that somebody had asked at one point about a book of my best posts. So I went hunting to see if I was remembering correctly.

[/B][/QUOTE]Sooooo,when does the book come out? It should be about the same length as "The Greatest War Heroes of France". :D

A long time ago, Britain and France were at war. During one battle, the French captured an English major. Taking the major to their headquarters, the French general began to question him.

The French general asked, "Why do you English officers all wear red coats? Do you not you know that the red material makes you easy targets?”

In his English manner, the major informed the general that the reason English officers wear red coats is so that if they are shot, the blood will not show and the men they are leading will not panic.

And that is why from that day forward, all French Army officers wear brown pants.

Getting back on original topic, (although I have enjoyed the digression).
Rainmaker-what state are you in?
Thnx,
NC_Rec_Ref

As one who knows her, Juulie is usually in a state of confusion. ;)

Seriously, she is in OR, which stands for Oregon. However, according to Juulie, WA does not stand for Washington (inside joke from another thread).