Originally Posted by OHBBREF

Bad partner, always have a backcourt count, even if it is not visual.

I wouldn't say that, my partner was really good (SoCal)

Your three second count is not visual. The rule says definate knowledge, if you have a count in your head that is definate knowledge, it doesn't call for you to visually count.

I don't know if you're IAABO or not but our mechanics book says:
All situations that involve counting, except the 3 second rule require the official to display a visual count.

In federation you really are not supposed to do that, in college they want you to give your best estimate if there is no exact knowledge or a monitor to give the information, but I doubt there is a person in the gym that is going to argue if you did that. they do not know that it is not definate knowledge and I would bet you would be fairly close too.

Okay so you're sharing some next level stuff with me... COOL!! I do aspire to call beyond HS but I will only do HS mechanics for HS games as anything more or less is truly frowned upon in these parts.
Thanks for explaining the differences though, good to know!

It is the job of the administration to provide someone acceptable to you to run the clock that may mean that one of them has to do it.

Every adult in the gym was supervising their particular # of inmates. But I hear you...

It is a bad situation and if this place is a part of the regular High school league they need to abide by those rules. You need to inform the league of the situation so that they can address it with the school. Let's face it you probably do not want to go back there and deal with that again. I imagine that most people would not either. So if they want professional officials they need to provide a professional atmosphere for them to work in.