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Originally Posted by upprdeck
a player with both feet on the floor jumps off both feet and whirls to the basket around the defender and then dribbles before coming back to the floor.
so when do you address officials to have discussions about plays? its not like there is a place to have the discussion about rules with any officials you will ever see again.
as a coach there is nothing worse than watching rules mistakes with ref/umpires never get corrected. In a local league you have a small chance of getting local coordinator to have a discussion . no chance in AAU type settings where most teams never go back.
If you are at a game and watch a rule get blown do you choose to say nothing or inquire after the game?
I ask on these boards to get clarity. how do refs fix their mistakes if noone every asks them? you can ask in a friendly tone , shouldnt the refs want to get better as well? I have had some great conversations with refs/umpires about rules over the years during and after games. Had some even say thanks for reminding them when the mess up a call. it doesnt have to by a non-civil conversation.
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I officiate at a very busy AAU facility, the Boo Williams Sportsplex. They have a person in place to handle officiating questions/problems (he also happens to be the national head of AAU officiating) plus the group that does the bulk of the assigning usually has someone there.
I'm not interested in any conversations with fans about officiating at the game site b/c most of them don't go well. So I eliminate all the headaches with the trade-off being I might miss out on an ocassional pleasant conversation.
I have fellow officials and observers to let me know if they've seen something I might need to address. Plus I have coaches during the game who make sure to let me know if I've might have missed something.