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Originally Posted by dlavery
Learn to do that, and make it a regular skill that is consistently applied when trying to understand why a referee has made a particular call. And when you can do that, you will suddenly find that that skill is transferable to many, many other situations. That same skill is incredibly important when you are dealing with college professors, professional compatriots, business competitors, other organizations, other companies, and other countries. There is an unfortunately small percentage of people can really do this well. But those that can see the world from the other person's point of view are capable of making huge impacts on the world.
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Entirely true. I was rather upset at the LA regional when some younger members of my team were mocking the security guard at the door who wouldn't let them bring their utility knives in. This poor guy was just doing his job. I told them the same advise I try to live by, "Don't ever make fun of someone for doing their job".
This applies back to the refs as well. They have the most difficult job at the regional by far; Any decision they make is guaranteed to upset 50% of the people. I'm sure that 99.9% of the refs aren't "out to get you". Sure they can make mistakes, but I'm sure they make less mistakes in a regional that cost matches than an individual drive team makes in a match that can cost a match.