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Originally Posted by tomegun
IMO, two things are indicating you haven't been doing this too long.
1. You are still wanting to find our mechanics in the rulebook. Do you even know there are mechanics books? What does our mechanics have to do with the playing rules of basketball? Will you want the coaches to put their plays in the rulebook next?
2. Look at what you said about assigners! I'm new to this area and last week I had a game with a guy who is in several conferences (3 of them are D1). One of the first things he says to me is, "In this league..." He said that because different assigners have different philosophies. That is the way it is so you should just get over it.
How long have you been officiating and what level do you currently work? I'm only curious because what you are complaining about is just the nature of the beast.
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8 years, Jr High/HS JV, Soccer, basketball, and Swimming.
And I am saying different assignors can have different philosophies, just as different officials can have different philosophies. Choosing to accept or refuse to do a game because of philosophy is one thing. Assigning games based on a personal philosophy is completely another.
As for mechanics - I have all of the books related to NFHS basketball (all 5-6 of them) as of 2 years back. I know mechanics are listed separately. What I am saying is the rules say one thing, and mechanics contradict this (in regards to what people can and should call). If the mechanics are so important that they overshadow the rules, or change them, shouldn't they be part of the rules? If they are only guidelines, then we can choose to follow them or now.
Now, if a League has different rules, that's fine. Those are the rules of the league, and they are rules, like the game rules. If the league says to follow those mechanics without fail, then the conflict mentioned in the last paragraph shows up.
Maybe it is the nature of the beast.