Pre-game habits, rituals, etc.

BillyMac

Kingsman1288 wrote
I always do a little bit of shadowboxing in the corner. Maybe I'm just crazy for doing all this. Feel free to make fun of me as you see fit.

If the coaches, or players, see you doing this, it will certainly give them pause before giving you a hard time.

BillyMac

Freddy wrote
My favorite pregame ritual is to get to the dressing room early and shave.

Thanks for posting this. By the odd looks I get from my partners, I thought that I was the only official who does this . I get a pretty heavy five o'clock shadow, and use an electric razor in the morning, which doesn't cut as close as a blade, so my pregame shave just makes me feel better. A little splash of good old fashioned Mennen Skin Bracer and I'm ready to take on the world.

Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

If I have a game that involves a coach that likes to get up close and personal, I like to have a pregame meal (definitely Italian, 😃) that is loaded with garlic and onions, 😀, and then I do not brush my teeth or use any mouthwash before the game, 😀.

But, seriously, I like to get to the game site early so that I can get ready for the game in leisurely manner.

MTD, Sr.

Mark Padgett

Kingsman1288 wrote
Do you have to get dressed one side before the other

Yes. I do the outside first. 🙄

I must admit, shadowboxing does sound cool. It really sends a message.

Freddy

Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. wrote
If I have a game that involves a coach that likes to get up close and personal, I like to have a pregame meal (definitely Italian, 😃) that is loaded with garlic and onions, 😀, and then I do not brush my teet or use any mouthwash before the game, 😀.

I don't brush that part of my body prior to a game either, but if it instills a renewed focus on the game at hand, maybe I should try.

BillyMac

Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. wrote
I do not brush my teet.

My cousin is a dairy farmer. According to USDA regulations, he has to do this, and has no choice in the matter.

Did you hear about the cow that tried to jump over the barbed wire fence and was udderly destroyed?

(Thanks Freddy and DonInKansas)

LDUB

Kingsman1288 wrote
-Right before my partner and I take the floor, I always do a little bit of shadowboxing in the corner. It helps get my heart pumping and ready to go.

You should stop doing it before you go on the court and do it during the introductions of the starting players. It will show everyone you mean business.

fullor30

Red Bull and three Aleves.

DonInKansas

billymac wrote
did you hear about the cow that tried to jump over the barbed wire fence and was udderly destroyed?

🙂

truerookie

I usually arrive early.

Get dressed except my shoes.

Look over pregame notes.

Look over notes in my journal.

Pre-game with partner(s)

Stretch

Tell a joke and smile just before we enter the court

Mark Padgett

truerookie wrote
Tell a joke and smile just before we enter the court

Like "how many assistant coaches does it take to change a light bulb?"

Adam

truerookie wrote
I usually arrive early.

Get dressed except my shoes.

Look over pregame notes.

Look over notes in my journal.

Pre-game with partner(s)

Stretch

Tell a joke and smile just before we enter the court

Uhm, why do you ref without shoes? Is this a regional thing?

truerookie

Mark Padgett wrote
Like "how many assistant coaches does it take to change a light bulb?"

One better, what is brown and sticky?

truerookie

Snaqwells wrote
Uhm, why do you ref without shoes? Is this a regional thing?

yes, I just wear black socks.😉

Back In The Saddle

Let me guess...you learned this at camp from a D1 referee? Did he offer to take you snipe hunting as well? 😉

JRutledge

If I am the Referee, I have a way I bounce and spin the basketball (towards me) and I must slap the ball twice after each spin. I go with the left arm first, then the right arm. I really have not any rhyme or reason for this. Just something that has become a habit and I do it every time.

Peace

Back In The Saddle

Hmmm, my rituals are not quite as colorful, but they begin the night before. I always pack my bag the same way every time, and the clothes are put in so that I can take them out in the order I put them on. On the way to the game site I either listen to my Art McDonald pre-game CD or the sound track to A Knight's Tale, just depends on whether I feel a greater need to get focused or get pumped up. At the site I dress, always in the same order. I briefly consider what an idiot I am for not stretching. And then I turn to my partner and start our pregame by say, "All right, Chief. How are we gonna do this tonight?"

Kingsman1288

I really should look doing my shadowboxing on the court right before the jump. A little fear never hurt anyone right?

Juulie Downs

Kingsman1288 wrote
I really should look doing my shadowboxing on the court right before the jump. A little fear never hurt anyone right?

Probably not a good idea if you're tossing. That circle isn't very big. It would end up being not-shadow boxing, and might even include a lawsuit!.

Adam

Back In The Saddle wrote
I briefly consider what an idiot I am for not stretching. And then I turn to my partner and start our pregame by say, "All right, Chief. How are we gonna do this tonight?"

You stole mine....

Not fair!

BTW, my post-game ritual includes my wife telling me what an idiot I am for not stretching. I like symmetry.