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Originally posted by Malcolm Tucker
It seems to me that people in USA think FIBA is a second rate something.
In the USA it appears you have various Rules for different levels of competition.
ie: NBA WNBA NCAA NFHS etc
The rest of the world uses one set of Rules. Those put out by FIBA.
Australia's highest competition the NBL uses FIBA(modified).
FIBA is not just about the Olympics.
The FIBA rules are used in under 10 years domestic competition and up through to the World Championship and Olympics.
I believe that all variants of the rules are 70% to 80% the same. The philosophy of the game is basically the same but yet I think some of the posts I read here show a pedantic attitude by some officials and a lack of ability to manage coaches and players. An official who gives a coach or player tech too quickly is not helping the game or fellow officials who do later games with the coach.
Our referee levels are
0
1
2
3 State
4 National
FIBA There are less than 20 of these officials in Australia.
Level 2 and above officials in my opinion would not have any problem refereing in USA at the appropriate level after some work with your rules.
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Don't take it personally, as Tim says we in the US are not
exposed to FIBA all that much and it's kind of irrelavent
to us (not a bad thing, just true). We also like to joke
about T's & coach/player/referee interaction but believe me
most of what is said is in jest.
BTW, I find it cute that you claim to have "... one set of
Rules. Those put out by FIBA. Australia's highest
competition the NBL uses FIBA(modified)." That would make
2 sets of rules no?
