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I attended a game over the weekend in another part of my state to observe the officiating in hopes of sharpening my skills. I am an older than average (39) second year official but have been around the game as a player and coach most of my life. Although I am sure my grasp of the rules is not nearly as great as some officials on this board, I consider myself fairly well versed in the rules.
Here are some things I observed.
-Constant hand checking of the guards on the perimeter. Rarely called.
-Throw-in in the front court fumbled by A1 into the backcourt. A1 recovers and backcourt violation was called. Heard the official tell the coach "ball was touched in the frontcourt and then went into backcourt"
-Ball in control of dribbler near three point line in the frontcourt. Defense knocks ball away. Dribbler attempts to recover. Touches ball in front court and finally recovers in the back court. Official waves off backcourt violation.
-D1 prospect plays first five minutes of the game with jersey hanging out of trunks so low it was embarassing. Officials say nothing.
-Point guard dribbling ball closely guarded in the front court. Official counting is between 3rd and 4th count. Player picks up the dribble. Official counts 4 and 5 then whistles a five second violation.
-Throw-in to start the second half. 8 seconds later the table blows the horn and states the arrow was pointed the wrong way. Official resets the clock and starts the half over.
-A1 takes an 18 ft. set shot. Ball is nearly in the goal when B1 boxes A1 hard. A1 goes down. Ball goes in. Official states they are shooting 1.
-So much rough play in the post I thought I was at a D1 college game.
Although we do have local associations in my state, high school officials are hired by each school independent of local associations. It is my feeling that this process has the potential to keep good officials from doing some games at the expense of the "good ole boys" network. I was just wondering how many other states operate in this fashion.
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