As I have said elsewhere, I have gotten back into basketball officiating as a way to stay active and relieve stress this winter. I have done a few games already and I have realized how much I have missed being on the court.
The last official game I worked was Feb., 2007. But just like riding a bike it has all come back to me. As a bonus, I get to see parts of Indiana I have never seen. Have you ever heard of Switz City, IN? I have and I have worked a girl's varsity game there!
There are many things I cannot control when I walk out onto the court: fan behavior, coaching antics and player attitudes come to mind.
The amount of what I can't control has not stopped me from taking control of what I can control. Some of the things I have committed to control this season are:
- No other official is going to out hustle me
- No other official, coach, player or fan is going to know the rules better than me
- No other official is going to be in better shape than me
- No one on the court with me is going to have more fun than me (life is too short not to enjoy the things I elect to do!)
Some of these things are still in a work in process (I have realized I need to spend more time in the rule books)...but these are the things I can totally control and I refuse to not take ownership of those things.
What about you? What do you intentionally control in situations where you don't have a lot control?
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