camp question

[devdog69]

Originally posted by Junker
I went to my first camp (high school teams) a few weeks ago and had a great time. I learned alot and recieved good feedback on my performance. I did have one "yes, but" moment with my evaluators. He told us that we should know how many fouls the best players on the team have so we can make sure they "earn" their last foul. I understood where he was coming from as far as making the game go on without everyone in the gym raking you over the coals, but I've had other officals tell me not to look at player fouls in the scorebook (unless there's a problem with the scorers table). As I said, I understood where he was coming from, and after reading about "camp manners" on the forum I kept my mouth shut and nodded, but what does everyone else think about this? Thanks.

First of all Junker, great question for debate on an otherwise BORING board this time of year. The answer, IMHO, depends on where you want to go with your officiating. If you want to 'go to the next level', you better learn to incorporate some of this into your game. Do I pass on a foul because the star has three already? Heck, no. But, if I happen to be working with a weak partner who has reached or quick-whistled and given a post player from one team a couple of undeserved early fouls, you can bet your sweet petunia's that I am aware of it and will have an extremely patient whistle. Game management, time and distance, competitive matchups, all have impact on any of these so-called decisions that you make during the game. Game management, including clock management, communication, hard work, and common sense will move you up and this is part of it.