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Originally Posted by RichMSN
Stunning post, yet irrelevant to me. Come to the Rockford area on December 11th and you'll see us bouncing the ball on the endline. Of course, we hold only reciprocal licenses and come down there just to work some games, not to stay in anyone's good graces. Maybe more people should care more about officiating and less about these trivial things.
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The reason for the mechanic I stated on the end line is because officials were getting in a bad habit of bouncing the ball and going up the court too soon. Or they were bouncing the ball to the other side of the lane just to save a step but putting themselves out of position from the beginning. If you choose not to do that, that is up to you. But for those that live in this state, that can mean other things they would like to do will not happen. It is not a mechanic that is going to get them fired from a league, but it might hold them back in the post season and after all that is what a lot of officials want to do at some point in their career. And the reason I currently do not go to other states to work games is because I do not want to do things that I do not agree with or use mechanics that I am not normally required to use.
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Originally Posted by RichMSN
Oh, my partners and I have been whistling in the subs for years. It's an audible acknowledgement that we got the sub(s) and our partners and everyone else can hear those. When I work with people who don't whistle in the subs, I hate it.
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I have worked with many people that do not blow the whistle. It does not bother me one way or the other. I usually take my time to make sure subs are coming in anyway. I do not need a whistle to help me do that. Having said all of that, if people use the whistle it is another non verbal way to get someone's attention. Honestly I try to only use the whistle if I feel my signals will not be acknowledge. For example if I call a foul and report and I stay tableside, I will not likely blow the whistle because I am already at the table. I also find that the main times I do blow the whistle are when a sub is still coming to the table and I know we are close to putting in the ball. Then again if my partners see me clearly with my hand up, I do not blow the whistle. It is not an every time thing for me and I am fine with that.
Peace