You call yourself a Referee, but You never played varsity hoop?

[Steven Tyler]

Originally Posted by Adam

So, I want to get this straight, so help me if I'm wrong.

You're disappointed that you've been judged; but you fully expected us to judge you.

Is that about right?

You're wrong. He didn't asked to be judged. He asked for feedback. Very little was given. You judge a referee after his performance on the floor, their attention to detail, coach/player control. Rule knowledge, and how to properly call them [do not defer to NBA IMO]

When I first started umping baseball, it helped me tremendously having good game knowledge. I felt I got a much better head start advancing. In some cases that also came back to bite me a little in the butt. I was one of the few willing to work with raw, no baseball knowledge, umpires. I had to umpire, watch my partner, and the play too. I had to take my heat right there with the newb also.

I think it's sad that posters that started at point A at one time can't help those starting at point A themselves, and are wanting to try, and move up the alphabet. It says something that the maker of the OP gets the impression that that, "Hey, you played at a somewhat higher competition level than most, so you probably wouldn't be the best fit as an official.