Tag Archives: Basketball

MIG – Remember This?

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Rachael Melot

Everyone remember June’s commission to all officials this year?  MIG – Mind In Game.  I know October may seem light years in the past, but we are still in this season and now, more than ever, we have to have … Continue reading →

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It Only Takes 25 Minutes

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Rachael Melot

It is not very often that I take a day to just relax and recoup. But occasionally one of those days arrives, and today happens to be one of them. So I am doing what so many other people do … Continue reading →

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Young and Eager: Don’t Be Afraid To Be Forgotten

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Rachael Melot

This season I worked a basketball game with a young lady in her late 20’s, one whom I have seen develop as an official over the last decade.  Yes, she started coming to Division I camps in her teens. She … Continue reading →

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Teachers Will Be Judged More Strictly

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Rachael Melot

So many times I find random parallels across the various jobs I have had in my career. Two great entrepreneurs, who have also been my bosses, have this way with carrying principles and situational learnings from one industry to the … Continue reading →

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Attitude is Everything: Take Responsibility for Yours  

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Rachael Melot

Before you read any more of this post, I want you to think of the last three phone calls you had with an official – what was the tone and attitude of those calls? Were you positive or negative? Were … Continue reading →

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