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Originally posted by BktBallRef
Everyone's first camp is a learning experience. You think you can officiate until you go to your first one!
The humbling thing is that I went to two camps last year. This one was definitely a next step up, though. No one ever told me my arm wasn't straight up!
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Originally posted by rainmaker
4) Write down and memorize certain sentences to say to coaches. This helps avoid accidntal bad explanations.
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"It was his teammate who hit him, coach"
"He still had control of the ball" or "He didn't have control of the ball"
"If you'd like, I"ll explain the 3-second details later"
"It didn't look that way to me"
"Coach, that's enough"
And this one that I actually got to use, "It's a new rule this year, ask me about it afterward"
Examples of what NOT to say: (I've got a long list in my notebook!!)
He tripped, Coach. (Coach responds, "I know he tripped! Tripping is a foul)
"He didn't dish the ball until after his knee hit the floor" (too long)
"3-seconds doesn't start until the ball is across the half court line, and it stops when the shot goes up and if the player in the key has the ball and is....."
"Actually, the contact wasn't on the arm it was on the body, with just enough displacement"
"Not one more word!"
"Don't you read the rulebook, Coach?" (too arrogant)