Six games is really two shifts (first shift 3, second 3). But I forgot that since we eliminate half of the teams everynight, I actually have five games tonight. But usually of the 3 you are assigned for your shift, you ref 2, score 1. I do not care to score, I usually tell the kids I work with that I will run for all 3 games. Whereas other people are generally the other way, they want to score more than ref. But the program wants us to ref 2, score 1.
We play two 20 minute halves w/ running clock except for under a minute (the clock stops on every whistle). Under a minute, every foul is automatically two shots (we do not keep a team foul total during the game). Each team gets 3 time outs per game. I usually only give them 30 seconds, and even then, they are back on the floor before you tell them.
tomegun -
I can hear you. I think I understand what you are trying to convey. I have done so many games that words from the crowd, coaches, and players go in one ear and out the other. It really does not faze me. But when one of my peers feels as though it is open season on dropping every f-bomb in my direction and he has free reign to do so, I am going to do something about it. For example, you get a lot of casual swearing (what average college kid doesn't swear) on missed shots or missed open lay-ups (which begs the question, "Can I get a lay-up?"
). This stuff I ignore even though if you were to call it by the NFHS book, we would be shooting FTs all night, and it is a college intramural league and you just learn to deal with it. Maybe I am confused on your help. It might be that the Verizon commericial eats at me everytime I see it on TV. For now, I just want to keep my location in Ohio as Ohio. Nothing personal.
Thanks for the help!