One of the things you learn to accept as an official is that people are constantly watching (and evaluating) everything you do in your capacity as an official. They usually are very supportive but there are those who are constantly working to find something to nail us on... If you were to own a blog, you would find out very quickly that you get reports and stories about officiating from all over the country and sometimes its fun to share some of the more humorous situations. Sometimes its good to share the mistakes we make too so they don't happen again...
Thought you might like this one today...
Seems that an official in a large metro area in Texas felt compelled to move beyond officiating into the field of coaching... During a women's doubles match, one of the players was continually telling her partner to "take it" whenever her opponents would lob over her. It was quite obvious that her opponents were playing her and she was at a loss about what to do.
Have no fear--the helpful official will come to the rescue! During a changeover, he told the player, "You need to start taking more of those lobs and quit asking your partner to take them. You can do this."
Perhaps a bit out of bounds on that one...
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