 6:30 to 8:30  Introduction – Mark  Week 4  Freshman evaluations  “Pinching in”  Coaches & injury time out philosophy  School administrators at games  Elbow Brace  Five yard face mask & offensive face mask

 Freshman evaluations

 “Pinching in”  Stanford/ND Stanford/ND  Wofford Wofford  Texans Texans

 Coaches & injury time out philosophy  Coaches are only allowed on the field for:  -Team time outs  - To attend to an injured player during an injury timeout  Coaches are not to be on the field coaching their team during an injury timeout  Team may go to the numbers and coaches may stay on sideline

 School administrators at games  They are not allowed on the field play except to:  Attend to an injured player  Help break up a fight or maintain order  They are not allowed to question an official’s judgement or confront an official in any manner  Politely and tactfully ask them to step off of the field and inform them they are not allowed by rule to…  If they do not comply, have them removed by game administration or security/police

 Elbow Brace

 Five yard face mask & offensive face mask  It’s not a safety foul  So, it must be an advantage/disadvantage foul…but is it really?  Make it be a 15 yarder or consider passing on the call  Offensive face mask…HMMM. Let’s think about that one.

 Breakout to Classrooms  Beginning Officials – room 201  Flanks & BJs stay here  Referees upstairs in lounge  Umpires outside  30 minutes  Be back at…

 Comments from breakouts…

 Concentration  Loss of concentration negatively affects decision making  Factors that contribute to loss of concentration:  Environmental – heat, cold, rain, crowd, players, blowout  Physical – injury, limited mobility  Psychological – self-doubt, coaches questioning calls, second-guessing yourself

 Sound decisions are rooted in concentration and confidence  There are no do-overs so an official must have the concentration and confidence to make sound decisions and live with the results.  Positive mind set. Compartmentalize distracting, non-game issues while working the game.  Self-talk into a positive mind set. Choose your attitude.  Participate fully in crew pre-game.  Physical Fitness  Prevents physical fatigue and injury

 Confidence  Enhances decision making abilities  Difference between “cocky”, “arrogant” and “confident”.  Effective officials are confident in their preparation more than in their ability.  Preparation – fitness, conditioning, rules, mechanics, game management skills.  Those form the foundation of confidence.

 The Crew’s role  Officials prepare individually but work as a crew.  Crew awareness begins in pre-game and is exemplified in the way officials treat each other on and off the field.  Officiating cannot endure fragmentation that comes from envy.  Putting other officials down doesn’t raise the quality of your officiating.  Stay in your primary area – fulfill your duties  Trust your partners and be a trustworthy partner

 Mechanics  Have a purpose when you are moving and to where you are moving  Don’t move somewhere on a whim and justify it as “having a feel for the game”  Lone Ranger officials are unreliable to the crew.  Should not be a robot when moving. Move naturally.  Effective officials learn how to adapt their mechanics temporarily to cover what needs to be covered and then return to accepted mechanics when the situation is over.

 Decision making  Use your mechanics and experience to do the following:  In right position to see the whole play  Reads the correct keys to anticipate the action  Makes the proper call at the proper time  The higher level of game requires the ability to make decisions in less time  Our judgement is a tool not an entitlement  We are never above scrutiny as an official

 There are two ends of the stick when making decisions – the long end or the short end:  Short End – Look for obscure calls or make no call at all to avoid a tough decision.  Long End – Let the game come to you, and call the obvious.  Short End – Be overly technical about rules applications and be a controversy magnet  Long End – Follows the spirit of the rules as well as the letter of the rules within the context of the game.

 Short End – Afraid to make a tough call.  Long End – Thinks about advantage/disadvantage when looking at a foul.  Short End – Looks for someone or thing to blame. Puts people in their place that question their calls.  Long End – Treats players, coaches and other officials as equal parts of the game.

 Which end do you want?

 Holding Holding

 Video Video

 Week 4 – Keep the momentum going.  Logan’s after games  Next class is September 28th

 Ability is what you are capable of doing.  Motivation determines what you do.  Attitude determines how well you do it.  Lou Holtz

 In order to reach excellence you must leave “just good enough” behind.