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La Última Llamada) Jerry Markbreit. La ultima llamada. Jerry Markbreit. La ultima llamada. LAST CALL (La última llamada) Memorias de un Réferi de la NFL. Jerry Markbreit And Alan Steiberg Traducido por: Francisco J. Reyes R. (Vikingo) Dedicado con todo mi aprecio para todos aquellos que quieren llegar a ser perfectos. Gracias Jerry por enseñarnos el camino. Agosto-2013 1 www.oficiales.org www.oficiales.org 1 Jerry Markbreit. La ultima llamada. Jerry Markbreit. La ultima llamada. To my wife, Roberta, my daughters, Kathy and Betsy, and the men and women who spend the better part of their lives officiating Sports. A special dedication to my good friend Charlie Stacey. Jerry Markbreit. Jerry. Thank you for being so brave in order to write this book. This work should be considered as a must read for every person that would like to take the risk into the amazing world of officiating. I use it as a Manual in order to not forget that there will always be something to learn, and that the only sure way to grow in this profession is to accept and learn from your mistakes. The translation to Spanish was made in order to bring closer your ideas to my Mexican colleagues which rarely apply those principles. This sport is great thanks to people like you!. Gracias por atreverte a escribir este libro que debería ser un manual de arbitraje obligatorio a todos los que piensan que no cometen errores y que creen que lo sa- ben todo y que es imposible que alguien les enseñe algo acerca del arbitraje, muy especialmente a los árbitros de México. Este deporte es “Grande” gracias a que existe gente como usted. 2 www.oficiales.org www.oficiales.org 2 Jerry Markbreit. La ultima llamada. Prólogo. Jerry Markbreit. La ultima llamada. Jerry Markbreit. La última llamada. Prólogo por Frederick C. Klein La mayoría de las personas miden el tiempo en años, pero Jerry Markbreit lo mide principalmente en días. "Actualmente me toma cuatro días para recuperarme de un juego", lo afirmó en tono de mofa o angustia un día después de que había tra- bajado en el juego de Miami vs. Carolina de la NFL. "Recuerdo todavía cuando me recuperaba después de un juego en uno, dos o cuando mucho tres días". Y el reloj va caminando sin detenerse y el ibuprofen (medicina para el dolor) ya no hace su efecto como antes. Y uno no se da cuenta pero muy pronto se alcanzan los 64 años y es uno de los tipos más viejos dentro del campo de juego en lugar de ser uno de los más jóvenes. El Sr. Markbreit miró el calendario al principio de su último año en la NFL, hizo las cuentas, y decidió que ése sería su último año. Comentó en su casa en Skokie, Illinois: “Yo quise salir sintiéndome bien acerca de mí, mientras todavía pudiera correr más que un Quarterback o dos”. Y agrega: "Yo podría nombrar a dichos Quarterbacks, pero tengo miedo de herir sus senti- mientos". En el curso normal del deporte profesional, la jubilación de un Réferi de fútbol, ba- loncesto, o béisbol, no causa revuelo en los círculos deportivos. Como cuando el Réferi Earl Store, un extraordinario oficial de baloncesto se retiro, dijo: "ser Ofi- cial es la única ocupación en el mundo dónde el reconocimiento más alto es el silencio". MÁS DE 1,800 JUEGOS Incluso con eso en mente, sin embargo, la salida de Jerry Markbreit del emparrillado merece ser noticia. Él es un Oficial del fútbol que se mantuvo durante 43 años, desde el nivel de escuela preparatoria hasta los profesionales, y cierto es que po- cos lo han hecho por más tiempo. Él calcula que ha trabajado en más de 1,800 juegos, y pocos, si existe alguno, han arbitrado en más. 3 www.oficiales.org www.oficiales.org 3 Jerry Markbreit. La ultima llamada. Prólogo. Jerry Markbreit. La ultima llamada. En sus 23 años de trabajo ha sido Réferi en cuatro Super Bowls de la NFL en las temporadas de 1983, 87, 92 y 95. Esto es más de lo que cualquier otro Réferi ha logrado, y ya que la liga hace las asignaciones al Super Bowl basándose en el mérito obtenido, en lugar de la antigüedad, esto es el testimonio a su gran proe- za. Cuando él estaba en la Conferencia colegial de los Diez Grandes, trabajó en el año de 1972 en el Rose Bowl. Hasta donde se sabe, nadie del resto de los Ofi- ciales ha trabajado en un Rose Bowl y en un Super Bowl como Réferi. Debido a su estilo muy particular en el terreno de juego, el Sr. Markbreit es proba- blemente la cebra más famosa de todos. Cuando apunta con su dedo para indicar un primero y diez, nadie lo hace tan originalmente como él; cuando suena su sil- bato para marcar una infracción en la jugada, nadie infla sus mejillas tanto como él. Sus rostro no refleja emoción alguna del juego; de las entidades deportivas, la NFL es la más estricta en estos menesteres y no permitiría a un Réferi hacer payasa- das. Hay que hacer énfasis en esto [la señalización]; usted esta bien mientras lo que haga se encuentre dentro del contexto del juego,” el Sr. Markbreit reconoce. "Yo soy enfático en mis marcaciones porque eso expresa mi confianza y seguri- dad en ellas. En cierto modo nosotros somos como actores allá afuera, nuestro material tiene que ser bueno y debemos efectuarlo correctamente". LOS ERRORES SON INEVITABLES Debido a esa convicción, es notable que el Sr. Markbreit no sólo admite haber co- metido muchos errores en el campo, sino también afirma que son inevitables. De hecho, este libro, escrito por Alan Steinberg, es en parte una crónica de sus pifias y repercusiones. El primer pañuelo que lanzó en un juego de primer año de preparatoria en 1956 en su nativa ciudad de Chicago- fue a parar sobre su zapato porque no tuvo el cui- dado de poner el sobre peso en él. Sacó de la jugada a tres tackles de la Estatal de Michigan en la zona de anotación cuando un back de Iowa lo envolvió al in- terponerse en su camino para intentar evitar una Safety. También se confundió al lanzar la moneda en su primera asignación en un Super Bowl (dijo mal las op- ciones) porque se confundió sobre qué lado de la moneda era "Águila" y cuál era "Sol". Hasta la fecha está intentando digerir este error. No obstante, él dice que "la perfección es lo que intentamos aunque sabemos que no podemos alcanzarla". "Puedo decir con toda seguridad que nunca he hecho una llamada que yo haya pensado que no era la correcta en el momento que le hice. No creo que algún Oficial deba o pueda decir más". El Sr. Markbreit es consciente de sus ocasionales errores porque en la NFL se los hacen ver; ninguna liga es más celosa con la revisión de las cintas del juego con el propósito de evaluar la actuación de los Oficiales. El reducir los errores es un 4 www.oficiales.org www.oficiales.org 4 Jerry Markbreit. La ultima llamada. Prólogo. Jerry Markbreit. La ultima llamada. objetivo de esto; mantener la consistencia es otro. A los Oficiales de NFL se les nublan los ojos cuando ellos oyen hablar a un umpire de Béisbol de "mi zona de strike". "Conozco a algunos Umpire y los respeto, pero si yo diera una declaración sobre ‘mi’ línea de scrimmage, estaría sin trabajo en un minuto," dice el Sr. Markbreit. "Ellos [los Umpire] piensan que nosotros somos unos robots, y tienen algo de razón, pero creo que la excelencia y la consistencia van de la mano. También, cuando usted firma con la NFL, se compromete de antemano a estar de acuerdo con todo lo que se indique en el reglamento. Si me indicara que saliera al campo de juego con traje de mallas de color rosa, yo lo haría sin reclamar". De vez en cuando se oye un reclamo, comúnmente por parte de los couches, sobre que los Oficiales de la NFL deberían ser de tiempo completo. El Sr. Markbreit encoge los hombros, diciendo, "Nosotros somos de tiempo completo. Lo que pasa es que algunos de nosotros podemos llevar a cabo otros trabajos". Durante 38 años, su otro trabajo radicó en Chicago con 3M, donde ocupó varias posicio- nes en ventas y a nivel ejecutivo. Él se retiró de la compañía en el año de 1994. "Ellos fueron buenos en muchas cosas conmigo, sobre todo para darme el tiem- po que necesitaba para mi arbitraje". Desde que inician los juegos de pretemporada en Agosto hasta que los partidos de desempate terminan en enero, la semana de un Réferi de la NFL no varía mucho. Él invierte el martes en minuciosas revisiones de las cintas del juego del domin- go anterior, y el miércoles se la pasa en conferencia telefónica para conocer el informe de la evaluación con los otros seis miembros de su planilla. Los sábados son exclusivos para viajar y termina con amplias reuniones con la planilla; los domingos son los días de juego. En temporada y fuera de temporada hay reunio- nes, clínicas, y campamentos de entrenamiento a los que deben asistir, y adicio- nal a esto deben trotar cientos de millas para mantenerse en forma y estar listos para lo que este deporte demanda cada domingo. Según su jefe, Jerry Seeman, director de los oficiales de la NFL, el Sr. Markbreit lo ha hecho bastante bien. "Él cumple con cada responsabilidad que su posición requiere. Él personifica lo que es un Réferi de la NFL".
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