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Originally Posted by Scrapper1
I have no idea. I'm guessing at the Freshman HS level. Somebody just told me "You should do this" and handed me a phone number. So I know nothing, in the immortal words of Sgt. Schultz (are you old enough to get that reference?)
Thanks for the help, seriously.
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O yeah, I'm old enough.
Here's what I'd do if I woke up in your shoes. A lot of people on the B'ball forum also do
VB. Juulie for instance, added it a few years ago. PM some of them. Approach these games as you would when you started Basketball... except for the fact that you knew that game better so bea sponge and soak up everything. Go to the classes. Go to a clinic as well as a rules meeting before the season starts. Ask a referee(s)... one(s) who has/have not elevated himself/herself to the demigod status ... to let you pick their brains. Read the case book and study hard.
Seriously, in my sometimes less than humble opinion, I wouldn't start at a level using the Libero. You'll have your hands full looking for illegal back row attacks, illegal hits, overlapping etc at first. I'd be careful about rushing in where angels fear to trod. Here's why: I have worked some V games with a couple of guys who have done
VB for a while and still don't know the rules and they made us both look like idiots. They did the same thing at the Jr. High level. Go to a local school and ask the coach if you can observe practice. Offer to help out by calling some scrimmages or a V vs JV grudge match some afternoon. Watch carefully as they work on subbing in and out and what the L can and cannot do.
The fact that you're a seasoned Bball ref will help. You'll have the professionalism, demeanor, etc. But
VB is very different in some of the little nuances that go unnoticed to the fans, but that the players, coaches, and officials pick up.
Good luck and keep everyone posted on your progress. It's a great game and they are a lot of fun to officiate. Such a different environment that basketball. Rev