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Most of the organized leagues around here have running clocks, no bonus, no free thorws, or just one on shooting fouls, so the emphasis is getting the ball in back play asap. It is really instructional. Sometimes you even have the coaches come out and start coaching.
I do it because some of these leagues are relaxing and easy, but there is not a single mechanic you would use in the winter. If you tried, either your partner or the coaches would run you for "wasting" time. We are there to call some foul and violatons so the younger kids will know what they can and cannot get away with in the winter, but that is mainly it. You don't report fouls, you generally don't adminsiter a throw in (you let them throw in after you nod at them or maybe you just have them "check it up" after a defensive off the ball foul).
These leagues draw guys who work in the winter looking to keep in shape (like me) but they also draw a lot gravy training refs that don't work very much in the winter, haven't cracked a rule book since the nixon administration,and really are a bad influence on the younger crowd. I would rather seem them work a steady diet of MS ball, where there is some organization. If the rec leagus in your area let you work on mechanics, then great, I agree let the younger guys in there, but here if you are not a veteran official, I think they hurt more than help your skills. Let's face facts, it is for the kids to play, and us to make some quick jack. Nothing more, nothing less. But like I said earlier, I do it so the kids can play too. If there were no refs, they might fold the leauges.
The AAU tourneys are another story, but they vary as well, more mechanics there, but the coaches would probably drive away most of the new guys.
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