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Old Fri Apr 05, 2013, 11:27pm
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Coaches want an experienced crew, or at least one experienced guy.
Coaches don't want strangers officiating a big game.
Coaches want sectional officials to have worked one of their games during the season.

A lot of coaches are paranoid and unfamiliarity drives them crazy. At state tournaments, I have had coaches who have seen me a few times say, "thank goodness you're on this game." That "love" generally lasts until my first call that they don't like.

Coaches think sectional games are played and officiated differently.

Well.... they have a lot of intensity (especially loser-out games) and have more talent than the teams that didn't make it that far..... so they often have a different feel to them. I don't feel like they are officiated any differently than they are when we have a high-intensity, high-talent game during the regular season.

There is a better way to ref than just blow the whistle.

Pretty vague.

Crews are better for post-season games (currently the assignments are random).

In our state, the higher rated games work the playoffs so, in theory, that would be true.

The more you talk the better ref you are.

Too general. Communication skills help, but some coaches want too much of our time and they will end up getting shut down.

Gotta protect the shooter.

Wow, brilliant.

Be aware of previous games that may have been officiated differently, the goal is consistency between games/officials.

As others have said, I didn't see your game on Tuesday. We'll try to ref tonight's game appropriately.

Gotta like kids.

I like kids and I like basketball. However, if your kids get out of line, they will get put back in line. I am expected to control the game, not make buddies with teenagers.


The game is about adjustment. Officials need to anticipate and stay ahead of the curve.

Vague. If you mean we should have continuous training, most good officials that I know do that with camps and rules discussion etc.

If a coach is out of control, talk to him.

If he is out of control, he is going to get dealt with and it isn't going to involve a nice little talking to.

If you made a mistake, admit it and move on.

I usually don't know I missed a call until I see the video tape. If you think I missed a call, ask with respect and I'll respond.... then we both move on.

Make sure to give equal opportunity to talk to officials.

I try to be consistent with both coaches, but I do not spend much time talking to coaches. Only on a limited number of reasonable questions or when unusual situations need explanation.

Consistency is the key -- watch back-to-back calls.

Identical plays should have identical calls. But if we have a charge on one end, we might have a block at the other end. They might not be identical.

Be on time to the game and get your contracts in on time.

Obviously.

Consistency in calls can be dependent on rotations and mechanics.

Most coaches don't know enough about officiating to put any detail to that general statement.

Coaches want officials to have good positioning.

You want the call to go your way. If it doesn't you might use positioning as an excuse.... but again, most of you don't generally know what the correct positioning is.

When is it my turn to make a list of what I expect out of coaches?
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