Posture

[Andy]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Exactly. Recently worked with a Crew Chief who in our pregame told me and my partner, in front of the observer, that there are things he can get away with that we can't. That we (me and my P) need to do things the right way if we want to advance.

It's just a reality of life.

Learned this the hard way when I first started many moons ago....

The instructor for our rookie class hammered us on proper signals and mechanics for two weeks. About a month later, I observed him working a high level HS V game with some of the sloppiest signals I had ever seen....When I asked him about it after the game, I was told in no uncertain terms that when I had 20+ years and three state championship games under my belt, I could question his mechanics and signals....

Lost a bit of respect for him that day, but learned that do as I say, not as I do is the norm.

I also decided that day that when I got to the point of training other officials, I was going to do it on the court/field the way I taught it...seems to me to give you a bit more credibility....