Blocking Partners

[Gutierrez7]

Originally Posted by bballref3966

Got our first wave of games for the season and an accompanying email from the assigner:

"I noticed that there was a very high number of blocked partners coming up in the game window. Due to our numbers I will not honor any blocks concerning your fellow officials."

What is the point of being allowed to block partners if they're not going to be honored?

Interesting read.

We are not allowed to block partners, however, we do block schools based on conflicts of interest. i.e. my kids go to the school, my wife is the principal...

Coaches are no longer allowed to block officials.

We do however, rate our partners for every game and the schools based on the following: (we also have 2 observers that travel to numerous games and provide their evaluations)

Partner rating (1-10; 10 best): COURT DEMEANOR (Courteousness, Professionalism, Poise); MECHANICS (Court Coverage, Proper Angles, Signals); RULES (Knowledge, Understanding, Application); JUDGEMENT (Post Play, Hand Checking, Consistency); GAME CONTROL (Bench, Players, Pressure Situations); OVERALL RATING

School rating (1-10; 10 best): Coaches, players, fans overall experience from the officials perspective.

Any rating of 4 or lower must accompany a written explanation.

We use the partner rating as 40% of our overall rating that is used for game assignments in next years season.

We use the school ratings as a guide to honor schools at our year end banquet. Most schools take this award seriously and strive to win the award.

No rating system is perfect, however, your comments are encouraged and please share how your area handles it.