"He is still a little green, but he should be fine": That's the last thing you hear from your assignor or Referee-in-Chief. How many times have you run into that one? Knowing you are with a "newbie," you understand there may be a bumpy road ahead. How bumpy?
Come inside to see if the ride is smooth – or filled with potholes.
Editor's note: Today, both Officiating.com articles are about "minor" prep sports. Patterson on hockey, Childress on ... volleyball?
Let me make this clear. They are minor sports to high school athletic directors because those sports don't make money.
But if you've watched Olympic hockey or volleyball, you know both are fast and exciting. And if volleyball is played on the beach ....
