joe forte camp

[billy42785]

anyone have any good advice about Joe Forte camp?

Looking to make the roster and would like some tips.

I have strong mechanics, great official look, know the rules, run hard, see the angles, move to improve, and communication with fellow officials! I am 27 and call high level varsity basketball in NC. just looking for tips on his camp. Thanks

[justacoach]

Plan on going next year as well. Rarely does anyone get picked up on the first go-around...

Good luck

[rlarry]

Originally Posted by billy42785

anyone have any good advice about Joe Forte camp?

Looking to make the roster and would like some tips.

I have strong mechanics, great official look, know the rules, run hard, see the angles, move to improve, and communication with fellow officials! I am 27 and call high level varsity basketball in NC. just looking for tips on his camp. Thanks

Can I go to you're camp?

[junruh07]

Originally Posted by billy42785

anyone have any good advice about Joe Forte camp?

Looking to make the roster and would like some tips.

I have strong mechanics, great official look, know the rules, run hard, see the angles, move to improve, and communication with fellow officials! I am 27 and call high level varsity basketball in NC. just looking for tips on his camp. Thanks

I maybe haven't been around here long enough to get away with saying this, but I will say it anyway. Maybe your mechanics aren't quite as strong as you think they are. Maybe you don't know the rules quite as much as you can. Maybe you could see the angles a little bit better than you do. Maybe your communication with your partners isn't as good as it could be. If you go to a camp as a 27 year old HS varsity official who acts like you can't be taught anything, it might not go over well. I know this isn't a teaching camp, but you need to be able to receive feedback and not think you are the perfect official. Having never met you, maybe you are the perfect official and don't need to be taught anything.

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by billy42785

anyone have any good advice about Joe Forte camp?

Looking to make the roster and would like some tips.

I have strong mechanics, great official look, know the rules, run hard, see the angles, move to improve, and communication with fellow officials! I am 27 and call high level varsity basketball in NC. just looking for tips on his camp. Thanks

Heck far...sounds like Joe should be coming to see you, not the other way around.

[KMBReferee]

Oh great, guys. Just go ahead and shoot him down.

[KevinP]

Sometimes this forum becomes a wise a$$ reply forum.
Kid was just saying that he's not green, You smart a$$es if you dont have any constructive things to say, keep your pie holes shut.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by KevinP

Sometimes this forum becomes a wise a$$ reply forum.
Kid was just saying that he's not green, You smart a$$es if you dont have any constructive things to say, keep your pie holes shut.

Then just ask "what does Joe Forte expect and like?" without all the self-promotion.

And you didn't have anything constructive to say so why are you posting? He doesn't need you coming to his rescue.

[evictor24]

The fact that your on this forum asking questions and looking to attend camp shows your hungry to learn more, develop your strengths and become a better official. Having confidence isn't going to hurt you out there, in fact, its crucial for success.

I'm sorry that you reached out to this "experienced, mature, veteran" group of officials and all most of them could do is shoot you down.

Good luck to you.

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by evictor24

The fact that your on this forum asking questions and looking to attend camp shows your hungry to learn more, develop your strengths and become a better official. Having confidence isn't going to hurt you out there, in fact, its crucial for success.

I'm sorry that you reached out to this "experienced, mature, veteran" group of officials and all most of them could do is shoot you down.

Good luck to you.

"There's a fine line between confidence and cockiness."
The young lad seemed merely confident, to me, not cocky. Heck, I could say the same thing about myself, but usually just let others say it for me.

[junruh07]

Originally Posted by KMBReferee

Oh great, guys. Just go ahead and shoot him down.

I wasn't trying to shoot him down. I was just telling him the same things that I have to tell myself from time to time. I find it helps to try to remember that I am not nearly as good as I think I am, nor am I as bad as I think I am when I screw up.

[Andy]

My .02....

I did not read his initial post as cocky. He probably just didn't want a reply like:

"Have strong mechanics, have a great official look, know the rules, run hard, see the angles, move to improve, and communicate with fellow officials!"

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Andy

My .02....

I did not read his initial post as cocky. He probably just didn't want a reply like:

"Have strong mechanics, have a great official look, know the rules, run hard, see the angles, move to improve, and communicate with fellow officials!"

Well, Forte doesn't care about running hard, but he does care about having a great look. The #1 thing he cares about is getting plays right.

Not many college officials on this site reveal which conferences they work in, so any specific answers as they applied to working for Joe Forte probably weren't going to be very forthcoming. (I don't work for Forte)

This is a question that common sense tells you should have been asked in his local area to officials who already work in the BS and/or CC, not a bunch of anonymous folks on a message board.

[billy42785]

Originally Posted by Andy

My .02....

I did not read his initial post as cocky. He probably just didn't want a reply like:

"Have strong mechanics, have a great official look, know the rules, run hard, see the angles, move to improve, and communicate with fellow officials!"

glad you saw what i was saying in the post. not cocky but confident. I feel you need that at a higher level of officiating. thanks and i Appreciate all feedback and work on things I am told. not just a hard headed youngster thinking he knows everything!