Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Consistency of Calls

"Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are dead." Aldous Huxley. “Nothing endures but change (The only constant is change)" Heraclitus
Hey ref, why didn't you call that on the other end? What match are you watching? Call it both ways? I always do, the right and wrong ways are there others I missed. At our latest re-cert clinic, there were quite a few 75-85 grades and the assessor asked how would you like a game in which the referee got 75% of the calls right. The general attitude afterward was that would be a pretty good game. When I was coaching it seemed so easy, when I was sitting in my chair watching my daughter's games, it seemed amazing that the referee could not see that clear foul when just a few minutes before she carded our player for the "identical" thing, when I started in the center, I wondered how the heck was I supposed to see everything going on. Now I understand, let the players play, control the game where needed, have fun and be consistent.
Consistency (which by my definition means to consistently change and adapt as the game progresses) -- If I can do that, it should be a good game.

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