I was thinking about "teacheable moments" from games I work and decided that I would blog on topics that come up during those games. I am not necessarily going to go into situations specifically, but instead cover some of the more subtleties and nuances of the game.
Since I have had this idea to do game day blogs, I have worked three games myself - one high school and two junior games. I do have moments from each that I want to talk about, but I wanted to cover the most glaring first...Saturday's MJHL game.
This teachable moment had NOTHING to do with the game itself. It had to do with a conversation I had prior to the game. There are many moments were I almost crap myself in response to stuff guys say...
Here's a fill-in-the-blank scenario:
Person A (who is a person of influence):
I have been really impressed with the job that ___John Doe___ is doing. It seems like they are really active and been doing a good job helping others.
Person B (who talks when they should listen):
I don't like ___John Doe___.
Conclusion: Why would person B say that? You would be amazed how much trouble guys get into with their mouths. The officiating world is small. Real small. When others start lip-jacking about some official, and what type of job they do, and why in the he** do they get the assignments they do, and blah-blah-blah...and they want you to participate in the conversation. Keep your head down and your mouth shut. Period.
The guy who said this (the Person B {who talks when they should listen}), has heard the keep your mouth shut talk before. Some guys just don't get it.
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