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Originally Posted by wildcatter
I want to preface this by saying I'm nowhere in the league of almost all officials here!! I'm a student that does intramurals for my college, we run by NCAA rules, run 2 man crews. We've got some training - it's basic - but not all the fundamentals - in reality, it's enough to get by, but not enough to any time feel 100% comfortable.
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Good for you. As soon as you feel 100% comfortable, you'll be the worst ref in several states. It's only those that are getting better all the time that are any good. Once you've "arrived", you're done!
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Originally Posted by wildcatter
I always KNOW there is something minute that could come up that I wouldn't administer the correct ruling on, and it's the mechanics kill me!
That being said, I try to learn a lot from watching NCAA bball, am always looking over the rules and cases, and reading up on sites like these - and I usually don't miss HUGE calls, from what I can gather.
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Keep studying, and don't ever let anyone tell you that you don't need to. The best refs in the country keep learning every day. You're doing great!!
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Originally Posted by wildcatter
But I missed one a couple days ago - 7th game of the day (we run 1 hour games), was under the basket, 2 man crew - >10 seconds left in the half (we use a running clock), player drives into the lane, puts up a layup, and goes flying/tumbling past me. I don't call anything, and as clock expires, he goes ape crazy yelling all those words they dont teach in english class at the top of his lung, and I guess, whack, you know the rest of the story.
What bothers me is I am 99% I missed the call, and had to give him a technical for it - apparently from behind him, someone shoved the heck outta him on his back, and I was screened, and didn't see guy shoving him (the guy apologized to him for shoving him on his drive 30 secs later). My partner, on the opposite side, (I guess T for trail?), didn't see anything either.
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Yup, you missed it. So why did your partner miss it? No excuse for him at all. Not that you need to say that to him, but he really should have had it. In this play, you are definitely not the primary person.
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Originally Posted by wildcatter
If I can miss a call like this so easily, I know I'm probably missing other calls - what are some tips I can get in positioning to see the play in a 2 man crew? Are there any guidelines - like even where to stand on the baseline, or where to stand when the trail (or any basic rules of thumb to give to a pre-rookie)? We have ex-varsity big ten players on the court, and the level of competition is high - but I'm still struggling on what I'm sure are basic fundamentals! and even the attitude to have when I know I missed a call isn't the right one - it definitely affected the rest of my game.
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You probably need to work wider when you're lead -- which means you need to be further out toward the sideline. In this situation, you needed to be away from the play, not closer. You should also be angling your view (and probably your body) toward the middle of the key when the play is toward the basket.
In the NCAA games that you're watching, they're working with 3 whistles, and the lead will be fairly near the endline, and may be somewhat near the paint. You'll get a better overall look, and a better shot at the crucial stuff if you're well wide and two or three steps back from the endline.
If you're really obsessed with officiating (as most of us on this board are!), you might benefit from watching some top-notch 2-whistle games in your area. Could you get to a state tournament? Or a play-off? That's where you'll probably see the best 2-whistle officiating. and a good idea about how to position yourself on various types of plays.
Oh, and by the way, welcome to the board!