Monday, December 28, 2009

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Being Even w/ the Puck is Not Enough

Work the puck/ work the check.

This video clip shows a save for Toronto goalie, who then gives the puck up, and there is a long break the other way.  The ref gets in front of the play to have a good angle...working for a good sight line...working for the puck.

A lot of officials are just complacent with being even with the puck.  Being even with the puck gives you no angle and no depth perception.  Work for the puck:

Friday, December 11, 2009

Work for the Puck (again) II

Watch referee Brad Watson work to get the best sight line for the puck.  The difference between good hockey referee positioning and great hockey referre positioning is a few more steps.  Watson works hard on those steps:

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Work the Puck/Check

See this video:


   
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Monday, November 30, 2009

Gut Check (10 of 23)

Got some 'splaining to do...

Where should I be (if working out 6 times a week) = 20 of 23

Where I am (working out an average of 3 times a week) = 10 of 23*

(*the first number is the number of workouts since Nov 9, the second number is number of days since Nov. 9)

Yoga X


Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Monday, November 23, 2009

Gut Check (day 8 of 15)

That means I should have had 13 workouts in...5 sick days. No more. No more.


Plyometrics

Here's to half-assing it...



PLUS, I got a feeling that this hockey season is going to be a good, good season:
(let's do it):


Friday, November 20, 2009

My Ref Hero, Ian Walsh, Selling the Call

We might have to have a contest on most washouts in a play. Ian Walsh, an American referee who was VERY INSTRUMENTAL in my career (UO Ref Camp Guys...I'll give you the extra dish on "serendipity").

Ian goes big time on the sell here:

Wednesday, November 18, 2009