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Old Sat Apr 22, 2017, 02:57pm
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Originally Posted by RefRich View Post
Football is much different than basketball. To be fair, I don't watch much football so I don't know the differences. However, since I do referee basketball I see exactly how kids, in elementary school and high school, try to do what NBA players are doing. You also hear many times how, "well that's what Lebron does." There are differences in rules from the pros to high school in most sports I would think but those don't correlate the way basketball does.
Football has many more rules differences. And people complain all the time based off what they see on both the NFL and NCAA level when it does not apply to the NF. Just the entire targeting rules are often complained about to the level where when they are called they want us to enforce the college rule (which requires ejection when they take place). And I work both football and basketball and I do not go around worrying about what kids see in either. Heck most of the time officials cannot call a travel correctly when certain moves are done, like the Euro Step or even a Jump Stop.

And I live in an area where many NBA players are from and I never hear anyone reference what a specific player does. Now they might use NBA terminology that actually uses the terms "steps" in their traveling rules. But our level they do not. And often I think what you are referencing is not necessarily what they are trying to emulate, but what they think they see. There is a difference to me. And I still do not care what they see. When they start making those kinds of checks, they can worry about what those rules are. Now, they are in high school or college. And if they see me in a college game, they really are not good enough for the NBA if they cannot get on a D1 roster.

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Originally Posted by RefRich View Post
What is allowed in the NFL that elementary and high school kids would try and copy?
Where do you want me to start? They think they can use their hands the same way in the passing game like receivers pushing off. They think they can low block when they cannot. They think they can throw the ball away when they get outside the pocket (never been a NF rule). And most of all they think that what a player does when they are frustrated with a call is acceptable.

And once again, I give a rats ass what they see, they are not at that level and will get called for it when I am working a game. I let them in no uncertain terms that they are not pros. Do not approach me like you are a pro. Those officials are getting paid to tolerate more stuff and can say things back to players. That does not apply at the NF and even the NCAA level.

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