Use it or toss it

[Adam]

Originally Posted by tref

1. I've always been a straight forward, tell it like it is type of guy... I aint changing now, especially for a group of people on the internet that I'll probably never even meet face to face. You'd think a group of individuals that wear stripes would be able to handle it!

2. When I initially began sharing these things (that some claim they already knew ) I didnt go to the old school card or do any name dropping until folks began acting as if I was crazy for mentioning these NBA philosophies.

3. If I didnt like the delivery of a person but the stuff they were delivering was substantial, I'm not going to object to it just because the delivery wasnt nice & sweet.
There's nothing nice & sweet about what we do...

I should have added that I think you've missed what the objections really are. Very few are objecting to the idea of helping partners. The objections come because most of the time we hear these comments, it comes from newer partners who think that incidental contact I passed on, with clear view, needed a whistle. Maybe it's a conditioned response, but there's a reason for it.

Also, teaching these techniques to newer officials is counterproductive for reasons BNR stated; and since this forum is made of a mixture of rookies, ancients, and everything in between, some of the vets take care to make sure your advanced advice is not taken incorrectly by rookies.

Your "old school" cliches were dropped at the first sign of rejection, it seems. You make a comment, and someone objects, and your first response is to suggest the game has passed them by. Telling it as you see it is one thing, but that doesn't mean it's how it is.