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Old Sat Mar 19, 2016, 07:06pm
Raymond Raymond is offline
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Originally Posted by crosscountry55 View Post
AAU Game with a rule that you only shoot 1-and-1 at the 10th team foul in the half.

Parent volunteers at the table. Timer is not keeping fouls on the scoreboard and there is only one book.

Late in the second half you get to that point where you feel like there have been a lot of fouls on Team A. You check with the table and the scorer says that's the 15th foul. Shocked, you check the book and notice that the scorer was only keeping fouls for the whole game, not per half.

What do you do?
I know this doesn't apply directly to you as you are not trying to get picked up on the NCAA-W's side, but the brand new hire as the MEAC women's staff supervisor expects officials to know such information.

One of your friendly local NBA officials has the expectation that anytime you blow your whistle for a foul you know all the consequences of said whistle: bonus or throw-in, time on shot clock (if applicable), disqualifying foul (5th or 6th depending on rule set).

Game awareness above and beyond the "average" official is most definitely a discriminator when it is time to make decisions (post-season assignments; hire to a college staff; recommend as a hire, etc).

Just food for thought, you never know who is watching. You're on top of this situation, then you go to a camp and an observer remembers you as the guy at his son/daughter's game who managed the game and kept everything flowing smoothly. You would be surprised at the amount of stories I've heard from accomplished officials who got noticed by the right person or the friend of the right person for doing things above and beyond expectations.
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