Good Partners Good Crew

Mike Infantino Burlington, CT

Good Partners, Good Crew,

Good Game.

Objectives

• Partners working together to officiate well.

• Game awareness and striving for consistency

• Communication and responding skills

The “experts” weigh in

• From: Vermont, Boston, CT, Long Island, Syracuse, New Jersey, Philly, Baltimore, Florida, Virginia, Texas, Colorado, England.

Officials coming together.

Getting it right.

Sorting it out.

In-sync?

Responding skill

Good crew.

Better crew.

An important crew.

Keep them happy.

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm5OI24il2c&feature=share

• Good hit?

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAgaBdWs_QA&NR=1&feature=fvwp

• Who’s primary coverage area?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpNC8juQM2Q&feature=related

How much penalty time?

Good Crew:

CommunicationCoverage

Consistency

Mike  

Pre-Game

Mike

Infantino The Pre-Game

* establishes teamwork and focus

*discussion, topics come from the Refereeinput from the Umpire and Field Judge

* pre-game should start with managing the locker room

* pregame does not need to dwell on mechanics and rules as much as:

Teamwork Judgment Game Management

Pre- game types:

1.List- start to finish2.The index card3.Relevant for today4.Relaxed

They all work and accomplish game readiness.

Pre-game topics2013 season

Pre-game routineFace-offsStick checksCrease CoverageOn Ball, Off Ball coverage (PCA) RestartsToday’s gameJudgmentConsistency Communication Game Management Stalling/Shot clockManaging Coaches Last quarter/close game

Good Partners: Teamwork •Partners have good on-ball, off-

ball looks; partners are aware of each other’s PCA.

Live it during the game. Use a field diagram.

Partners have FEEL

An intuitive understanding of the game.

Goes beyond the basic mechanics and rules.

FEEL:

*aware of the flow and pace of the game.

*are aware of the score, fouls, and best player.

*partners understands the type of game we are in.

Partners Communicate

* Crew comes together once or twice during the game to “get it right”.

•Nothing better than seeing stripes talking and making a decision.

•Other sports do it.

* Partners recognize the “rough spots” and get through it without making it “rougher”.

* Restarts are safe and in-sync with the ready go signal.

 

Catalogue calls Mirror

•A call at one end is a similar call at the other end… a good no call at one end is a no call at the other end…(or a bad no call is a 50/50 let go at the other end).

It’s not what “I” call but what “we” call.

Responding skills are the same:

•listen, acknowledge, ignore, protect our partners, TCB.

Answer questions, ignore comments.

Don’t say dumb stuff. It comes back. “can’t misquote silence”

Repertoire of phrases:

Having phases ready to go is like having tricks up your sleeve.

Consider some of these when you have an excited coach:

“Coach, I hear you” “we’ll watch for that ”

“He had a good look at that play” “Didn’t see it that way, Coach”“I will listen to you, but you need to get

back .

“I hear you but we are moving on” “not every play” “enough”

Try these:“Coach, I will get back to you”“Coach, we missed it”

Game Management

•Partners know and use the captains when needed. Use your card.

•Partners know when to slow down when needed, especially in 4th quarter. “Our pace, not theirs”

•Partners help each other “Let me get the next one”

Partners communicate and adjust at time-outs and quarters.

•Don’t rehash old stuff. Move forward.

•Referee initiates positive comments and suggestions.

•Don’t want to lose anyone.

From a mentor

“We cannot control everything, but can control some things”

*Arrive on time (early) *discuss topics

*look good

*good introductions*Good first impressions

*conduct a good face-off *be in the right position

*Hustle

*Be a good R (lead) *Be a good U/ FJ (listen)

Limit what you say.

*Respond to questions, not comments.

*“Let’s not be too good”

The rest is up to them.Officiate the game they give us.

Managing the people of the Game

The Players:

Patience- players are in the arena

Communicate with them- they are better listeners than we think.

Be preventative- “It’s not a foul, but that was close”

“Big Boy lacrosse” mp

The Coaches:

* Trust factor comes. Be patient. Know your spot.

* Listen, say little. Answer questions.

* Consider levels of management

*Use hierarchy of responses.

The Crew:

Keep it positive. Look forward, not backward.

Make adjustments at quarters, TO. One voice, mostly the R.

R needs to do well before the game too. Manage the locker room (or the parking lot).

True flags

Trust our no calls.

Get the whales, not the minnows

Tighten or find a flow.

Communication Coverage Consistency

Survival skills (from a mentor)

Do the easy stuff well. Pre-game, first impression stuff.

Don’t expect to do well early.Don’t expect to be perfect.

“Survive and advance”

It’s like:“kicking alligators from a rope” “wearing your fireman’s uniform”

Develop friendships. Find Mentors.There have been many good ones.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq6QAYO-6Xk How much penalty time? Flagrant?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV3ucaAGtqM A fight: come together.

Comments on good partners from the experts around the

country

Each game, one R says…..

“we’re going to go out there and do a good job. The PLAYERS need it. The FANS need it. WE need it and the GAME DESERVES it “

What if we are not on the same page?

What to do with a rogue official…..

Partners work to be the best team on the field, not the 3rd best team.

Nothing better than being in-sync with your partner.

Keys to Good Officiating

1. Mechanics2. Rules3. Game Management 4. Common sense officiating.

____ ____ ____ ____Rank order.

Best type of official ?

a. Someone who loves the game and enjoys the skill of the players?

OR

b. Someone who thinks like an official?

• officiate another sport? Gives you FEEL

Dive or Push?

http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/03/21/rules-recap-mark-dixon-kyle-wharton-crease-call-ot-hopkins-syracuse

It is going to start getting crazy.

We need to manage our game, be good partners or they will

manage us!

Enjoy the game.

Sometimes it’s like work. When it is, go to

work.

Thank you

Mike Infantino 1/13

Officiating phrases-

•Let me get the next one. •Let’s not be too good. •Big boy lacrosse…

•Get stick ??•Catalogue calls (mirror)

•Tighten/ find a flow. •Good no call

*Get the whales, not the minnos

*Trust your no calls

*True flags

* “Build a bridge” “Get white noise” “shut your mouth”, ignore, or something else?