Category Archives: The Relationship

Why Officials Leave the Profession

Posted on March 13, 2020 by Rachael Melot

I recently had a website and video showed to me that kind of put into words what I was hearing from friends, administrators and in the press.  I continue to hear – we need new officials, the officials referee’ing my … Continue reading →

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Play The Role You Are Hired to Play

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Rachael Melot

“This referee asked me to print out his paperwork for him and just have it for him at camp to sign.  Another referee emailed me just to tell me he’d been working out and running all summer, like they wanted … Continue reading →

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Crew Chief Qualities (cont.)

Posted on July 9, 2016 by Rachael Melot

Crew Chief Qualities A couple weeks ago I began a post on crew chief qualities and I explored the first quality of creating a safe environment.  Today’s post I want to expand and cover the next couple qualities of great crew … Continue reading →

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Crew Chief Qualities

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Rachael Melot

This summer I was asked to present on leadership qualities and the qualities of great crew chiefs.  I found this topic to be challenging because I feel like it is the area I struggle with the most.  There are certain … Continue reading →

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Frogs On A Log

Posted on May 22, 2016 by Rachael Melot

Today we begin with a riddle: There were five frogs sitting on a log when four decided to jump. How many frogs were left on the log? Answer – Five.  The decision to jump didn’t equate to actual jumping.  Because the … Continue reading →

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