McGwire was Cheating, But The UO Refs Results Are Real

Wow!  Now that was the shocker of the new millennium...I thought that an athlete could get that big by eating Wheaties and doing Body by Jake...

How about some results that are for real (and I put my life on the fact that none of these referees took steroids.  Can you make that claim, Roger Clemens???):

• Ken Thielman lost 20 lbs, shaved 2.5 inches off his waist, and says, "I look better and feel better." (I'd definitely go along with that).

• Neil Missling gained 6 lbs, while shaving 1/2 inch off his waist, and put on muscle as a skinny guy who had challenges getting bigger (and, no steroids!).

• Darren Glur lost 11 lbs, shaved 1 inch off his waistline, and says he "changed a lot of what/when I eat."

• Domenic Zecca lost 28 lbs and claims, "This is just the starting point!"

• Cameron Voss gained 3/4 inch on biceps (I liked to see you do that.  I can help with that, you know) and now routinely cranks out over 40 push ups.

• Nick Biondich gained 5 lbs (another skinny guy who had challenges before) while he shaved 2 inches off his waist!! (Doh!)

• Robert Beckl lost 10 lbs and 1.5 inches off his waist (no steroids).

• Jessica Hahnle lost 11 lbs, 4 inches off her waist (another Doh!), 1+ inch off each thigh, and gained an inch of muscle in her arms (again, no steroids)
  

• Adam Shadiow lost 30 lbs and says this was all possible due to:

1. Social Aptitude (that means hanging around high achievers)
2. Accountability (you need to do what you say you are going to do)
3. External Motivation from a Group of Like-Minded People


 Watch this video again if you are unsure:

• Jessica also said, it was "Absolutely worth the $$$!"

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"We Reward Skill"

That was the choice of words mentioned by a high ranking supervisor when asked about the "Spin-O-Rama" in penalty shot/shoot out-type situations.  After some thought about it...I agree.  In a game where goals get harder and harder to come by, and in a game where we reward teams by cheating to play defense rather than opening up offense (see WCHA...oops...did I say that out loud??), it is nice to some something that is downright cool.

Here's my boy, USA born ref Denny LaRue, getting the word from Toronto that "we reward skill.":

Learning Vicariously

Had a discussion with a very smart hockey guy, who tipped me off about this fight from last weekend, check out the fight:


First of all, props go out to Mach (#78) and Nelson (#80), our local boys from up here in the northland...

Second of all, and my point to all of this, is that they referees handled this one very veteran-like....1. they got the "tip" that Rypien was fighting with tape on his and, (2) they used communication like this, "I'm sure that the tape did not cause the cut on his nose, but you're going to have to go, and (3) they used team work, like having Mach tell Rypien that he is out of the game, and then having Nelson initiate the conversation with the Vancouver bench.

You can watch and learn so much by watching other high level referees.  And, you never stop learning (at least I hope not).

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