Self Evaluation

In last week’s devotion, one of the keys to keeping us from “blowing a gasket” was Prevention.  We looked at ways to prevent ourselves from over-reacting.  While prevention keeps us from doing something we don’t want to do, what happens when we go thru situations—good or bad—we EVALUATE.

In officiating, we are or should be in a constant state of evaluation.  Even though it’s great to get others to evaluate us, SELF-EVALUATION is one key to success as an official .  No one, other than the God, knows us better than we know ourselves. We should constantly evaluate ourselves physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually.

Our self-evaluation must be truthful by asking ourselves honest questions. Others that evaluate us can point things out and offer suggestions.  Video of our games certainly can show a lot about our officiating.  But, the truth is, no one but you knows what you were thinking on any given play.  Was I keying on the right player; did I really see the foul or just guess; did I say the right words to a player, coach, or administrator; am I studying video and rules consistently? 

This week, as we enter the halfway point of the regular season, let’s do a simple self-evaluation…..

What are two things I'm pleased with so far this season?
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What is one thing I need to change/focus on to improve through the rest of the season?
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Although simple, this self-evaluation can challenge us the rest of the season by looking at what we done well and one thing we can work on.

Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves.
(2 Corinthians 13:5)

In this verse, Paul challenged the Corinthians to test the genuiness of their faith in God.  The Corinthians professed to be Christians.  But, Paul wanted them to “test” themselves to really determine their true faith. 

As officials, we must test the genuiness of our performance.  Have we been physically and mentally ready for each game?  If not, what needs to change to be true to ourselves and our crew which will hopefully enable us to perform at a high level as an official.

“Ask yourself if what you are doing today is getting you closer to where you want to be tomorrow.”