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Originally posted by Robmoz
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Originally posted by Smitty
OK I'll give you most of those. I wouldn't allow some of it to go unpunished (hanging on the rim, for example), but you definitely make some good points. I was going to use standard HS mechanics during my sentence of working rec ball, but with a running clock, it looks pretty silly when you chop in the clock and it never stopped running in the first place. And you can't take the time to jog to the correct spot after calling a foul to report it. And you can't switch on every foul.
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Actually, I always STILL use the standard mechanics even with a running clock with the exception of switching on every foul call (if I have mulitple games). I let the teams know at the beginning that we are playing under HS rules (per the league) and that the only difference is the running clock and that FT's will be played on release.
Regardless of a running clock, the game still goes at YOUR pace. If you want to switch on foul calls then do so, it just might tire you out if you have 3-4 games to work. You can still practice your other mechanics like chop clock, inbound spots, partner communication, foul reporting, etc. Who cares if it looks silly, use the time as an opportunity to work on your game.
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That sounds good for your leagues, but unfortunately my rec league assigner, who happens to also be a high school ref, decided that he wants things done differently in rec ball. He owns the business that farms out the officials to the rec leagues, and for him he wants to make the players and coaches happy so they continue to pay him for his services. So he forces us to shortcut our mechanics and even to ignore some of the more obvious calls. We clashed over this a lot, but the bottom line was that if I wanted to work for him, I'd have to do it his way. For example, he didn't want us calling any free throw violations on the shooter, no matter how far they stepped over the line. I could never understand why - I asked him point blank, and he never had a good answer for me. So I don't work with him anymore.