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Find a mentor, study the rules, practice your mechanics, observe as many games as possible, take your time on the court ... just a few for starters. The more games you work, the more comfortable you will become.
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I also practice mechanis and view several games both in person and on you tube....I do have trouble with taking my time on the court and alot of the time I get the direction messed up when signaling out of bounds.
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Watch as many games as you can...... when my son plays (HS) I am constantly watching the officials and try to add certain elements to my games that I feel are good and remind myself to eliminate those that I feel are not good (that I find myself doing).
Been doing this for 10 years and constantly trying to improve. Recently went to watch a college game where my son is going to play and I really got a lot from watching those officials. Their calmness during the most stressful situations blew me away. Their ability to slow things down and seemingly never get in a rush was pretty amazing. My goal this year is to try to incorporate their demeanor into my game. Good Luck. |
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I have been watching several games and I watched years of my Son and Daughter playing.....now that they are out I decided to obtain liscense.
I also go to alot of college games, as a matter of fact I was at one last night....Marshall University....college officals are pretty cool to watch but their signaling sucks.....I can seldom just from their signals know the call. |
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Study time
My wife long ago gave up with asking, "Who's playing?" when I'm watching a ballgame. She knows I'm studying the officials:
What did he/she call, from where? What was the game situation? How did he/she communicate - with the players, partners, table crew, coaches (when needed)? What did they not call? (with the same qualifiers as on the calls they made) College games, for me, are most instructive, with understanding of the different rules sets fro HS.
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No Need to Be a Quick Draw McGraw!
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Don't rush the signal, the point. Rather, when an out of bounds call is required... 1) Blow the whistle with an... 2) ...Upraised arm with open hand, then 3) Verbalize the color of who gets the resulting inbounds. 4) Then, having given yourself a moment to decide which way the play is going to go, then... 5) In a relaxed manner, point the proper direction. Too many officials (many new, some veteran) seem to want to do the point first, like immediately pulling a gun out of a holster to touch off a shot as soon as possible. I admire the veterans who can do that and be correct every time--I can't. Gotta be aware of my target first. I'd bring it out and shoot in the wrong direction sometimes, if not often. Make the direction point the last thing you do of the five above. You'll get the direction correct on a regular basis then.
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Making Every Effort to Be in the Right Place at the Right Time, Looking at the Right Thing to Make the Right Call Last edited by Freddy; Sun Dec 02, 2012 at 12:52pm. |
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Welcome!!!
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Good luck! Have fun! And welcome. If you work hard you'll be amazed at how fast you improve. |
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My suggestions are simple. 1. Works as much as you can. 2. Watch as much as you can. 3. Ask questions of people that see you work or ask to be evaluated by those that see you work. ---If you do this, do not "ya but" them with what you think they want to hear. Just listen. 4. Go to camps, trainings and meetings as much as possible. We all were in your place at one time, so you are not feeling anything we have not experienced. Keep working hard and things will get easier. It is like riding a bike, we all had training wheels and then got off of them after we felt like we would not fall and get hurt. Well officiating is not much different in that respect. Peace
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too much thinking going on....
Wouldn't be shocked if I'm alone on this.
I find that when I am "overanalyzing" myself during a game, I am uncomfortable. When I simply call the game in front of me and critique myself later, I am both a better official and much more comfortable. |
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JRut mentioned in his reply..."work as much as you can."
Working any level of game will help you get better. Try to get some youth rec league games in your local area. The speed of the game is generally slower (especially with the younger age groups) and provides a great opportunity to work on things like: 1) Getting OB calls correct relative to team color and direction. 2) Reporting fouls 3) FT and throw-in procedures and mechanics 4) Your whistle, your signals, your voice and your overall court presence. 5) The discipline of focusing on your primary calling area and not being a "ball watcher." 6) Anything that a partner, observer, or evaluator pointed out to you in one of your Frosh/JV games. Even if you just work on one of these things in each rec game you'll begin to see the difference in your officiating when you work a higher level game. Good luck...sounds like you're getting off on the right foot. |
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