Thirty Second Timeout ...

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by BigCat

This was a strange one Billy.

Same meeting.

Jump ball stolen on the way up? Stealing team loses the ball and the arrow.

Player hanging on rim? Only legal if there is a player underneath.

I took care of business on both.

We've gotten too big. Merged with another association a few years ago. Training committees are overworked. These guys work their butts off, but it's an uphill battle.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Same meeting.

Jump ball stolen on the way up? Stealing team loses the ball and the arrow.

Player hanging on rim? Only legal if there is a player underneath.

I took care of business on both.

We've gotten too big. Merged with another association a few years ago. Training committees are overworked. These guys work their butts off, but it's an uphill battle.

I believe that I've detected the problem.
It seems that all of these rulings are from the dark ages.
Is your training committee is from 1985? You need to get some new blood in that group. Or at least someone who has a current NFHS rules book.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Is your training committee is from 1985? You need to get some new blood in that group.

Overworked, and spread too thin.

Membership (325 plus) has very short attention spans and are always anxious to get the meetings over. Followup questions are discouraged, not by the training committees, but by the membership. That's why I didn't ask my thirty second timeout question at the meeting. My question would not be appreciated by the membership. Most guys just want to leave and get home to watch football. It hasn't always been that way. I blame it on the fact that we got too big, too fast.

Executive committee, secretary/treasurer, interpreters, and assigner, all do outstanding jobs. The membership can be underwhelming. Some are more interested in texting, and checking their email, than in paying close attention to the presentations.

[ODog]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

The membership can be underwhelming. Some are more interested in texting, and checking their email, than in paying close attention to the presentations.

Same with your neighbors to the north. I'd add to the list: Talking openly throughout.

[packersowner]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Overworked, and spread too thin.

Membership (325 plus) has very short attention spans and are always anxious to get the meetings over. Followup questions are discouraged, not by the training committees, but by the membership. That's why I didn't ask my thirty second timeout question at the meeting. My question would not be appreciated by the membership. Most guys just want to leave and get home to watch football. It hasn't always been that way. I blame it on the fact that we got too big, too fast.

Executive committee, secretary/treasurer, interpreters, and assigner, all do outstanding jobs. The membership can be underwhelming. Some are more interested in texting, and checking their email, than in paying close attention to the presentations.

One of my gripes about our association is that we often employ the people who are the eldest, seemingly the most knowledgeable, or the most well liked people into positions of rule/mechanic interpretations. I think about this every summer during our officials camp, the guys who are the clinicians are sometimes the worst teachers. So we end up with officials who really need constructive help, but too often the people giving them the help don't know how to effectively teach. Inevitably, both walk away frustrated.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by packersowner

One of my gripes about our association is that we often employ the people who are the eldest, seemingly the most knowledgeable, or the most well liked people into positions of rule/mechanic interpretations.

Not here. Our guy's real good, some of his assistants, not so much.