First game as WH...well...sort of...

ref18 · #1 (**permalink**) Fri May 13, 2005, 05:23pm

Today I had a day of JV controlled scrimmages, 2 officials on each field, half the time you were the ref, half the time you were the ump. It was pretty cool to ref, I've never done it before and it was fun.

It was really interesting, I was sort of nervous but I had a good ump, a college official, who set me straight

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Also, it seems that every time I'm on this field I have bad luck, I was running downfield and all of a sudden, I feel a force on my back and next thing I know I'm sliding accross the field.

Thank God my association only does two days of football a year at that field.

ljudge · #2 (**permalink**) Fri May 13, 2005, 08:09pm

You should pick the latest edition of NFHS Quarterly (it just came out). There's an excellent article about the responsibilities and general expectations of the referee. Of all people you would probably enjoy this the most having worked the position for the first time.

JugglingReferee · #3 (**permalink**) Wed May 18, 2005, 11:43am

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Originally posted by ref18
It was really interesting, I was sort of nervous but I had a good ump, a college official, who set me straight .

Did you get to say, "Unabated to the quarterback"?