hen you were starting out, did you find it difficult to referee screens? I surely did. I vividly recall a high school girls' summer game on the main floor at Bonneville High School. It was a long way to drive just to work a couple of summer games. But I had been there the previous week for my very first camp and got invited back. In my mind, I was in the big time.

In reality, I was a warm body. It was maybe my sixth ever high school game. And I was still in, way over my head. I remember it because it was the first time a coach complained to me about missing a moving screen. Apparently it was pretty egregious; and right in front of him. I'll have to take his word for it.

Back then, it was all I could handle just to referee the action happening on the ball. Looking off-ball to see screens would come later. And looking ahead of the play, to watch screens develop, and refereeing time and distance are some things I'm still working on. Of course, a vital component is knowing the rules.

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