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Originally posted by TPS2859
I have no trouble being accepted. I get all the games I want (6 a week is enough if you want to stay married) and I have no asperations of doing anything higher than high school ball. I get personal satisfaction reffing them from 6th to v-ball and wounder what happened to those years! As far as being held back, I once had to go to summer school in the third grade! In three more weeks she'll all be over for this year (untill summer ball of course).
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I mostly do HS, so I am referring to HS ball mostly. I do did not even reference college, but the same applies there as well. But to suggest that basketball is not a contact sport is rather asinine. I am sorry, but that is the way I see it.
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Originally posted by TPS2859
Rut, it would be nice for once if you would take a little time to see the other persons view without clouding your thoughts with the typical rhetoric.
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It would be realistic if you realized that my comments do not have to agree with you on any level. I think your way of looking at this is rather silly and stupid in the bigger picture. Because not only does the rulebook make this very clear that all contact is not a foul, that there is not single reference to a "foul is just a foul" wording. Now since you wanted to have this debate, we were having it and yes it is my point of view that I agree with. There is no law that suggests I must go along with your rhetoric that claims "basketball is not a contact sport," even though it is very clear in all the literature of the rules makers that it is. Especially when they say in 4-27-1 says directly,
"The mere fact that contact occurs does not constitute a foul. When 10 players are moving rapidly in a limited area, some contact is certain to occur." I am sorry if that does not fly with your comments, but at least my comments are backed in rulebook language.
If it works for you do that, but I would never suggest any official take the attitude and expect to prosper in officiating. And yes, most officials I know want to do other things than JH and rec. games their entire careers. At last the hundreds officials I meet on a regular basis.
Have a great day.
Peace