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Originally posted by Rich Fronheiser
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Originally posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.
There is no regionally accepted way to handle this situation, the only correct way is to handle it as described in the Rules and Casebook Plays.
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This is completely and absolutely wrong. Period.
Regional differences exist in just about every facet of the high school game. Take this from a guy who has officiated and lived in six states since 1994.
Not learning and refusing to adhere to regional differences can slow down or completely derail an officiating career.
--Rich
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Rich:
I have been registered as a basketball official with the OhioHSAA for 32 years, during that time I officiated basketball four years as a registered FloridaHSAA official official, two years with the Southern California Bkb. Off. Assn. (to officiate CIF games in Los Angeles one had to be a member of the SCBOA), and twenty years as a MichiganHSAA offical. Since 1993, I have officiated over thirty AAU and YBOA national tournaments with H.S. officials from California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisanna, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia, as well one official from Poland and one official from Brazil.
I will grant you that there are groups of officials that do not want the handle certain situations per the rules because there are certain areas of the country where coaches exert undue influence upon officials but that is no excuse for doing the correct thing.
I have found that the officials handle the difficult situations the correct way rather that following the herd will always rise to the top because there are always people knowledgeable in the correct application of the rules and mechanics.
And while there were always officials in the groups to which I belonged that did not want to make waves with coaches the vast majority of officials with whom I have officiatecd H.S. basketball were interested in doing it correctly. Especially at the national level of AAU and YBOA tournaments, the officials that officiate in these tournaments are there because they do things the correct way rather than following the herd.
I have probably stepped on some toes with this post but so be it. I hope that no matter what everybody has had a good season.
MTD, Sr.