Brand New Official

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by ChuckElias

Practice your mechanics as much as possible. Do this at home in front of a mirror. Watch yourself. Say "Tweet" and make a foul signal. Or stop the clock and give a traveling signal. Do this as much as you can.

In front of a mirror is a good technique, but even better is in front of the television set while watching a basketball game, it could be college, or professional, men, or women. It helps a new officials to make quick decisions, and to respond with the correct mechanics, whistle, signal, etc. Even the new official's calls don't match those on the television, at least he, or she, will get the timing, and the mechanics down.