Nobody Pays Attention To Officials

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

I call out the color and point one time. After that it's on the players (and coaches) to pay attention to what's going on.

Exactly.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Does anybody besides me detect an ever so slight smile on the administering official?

No, he is expressionless.

[Old Man Ref]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

1. Telling a coach that the team only has four players on the floor will occur during a dead ball and isn't coaching the players. It is informing the coach.

2. Telling players to move out of the lane should not be done. That is coaching and not the role of the official.

3. Pointing direction and verbally stating the color is the correct mechanic.

I believe that this trickery is possible in the NCAAW's game because of the recent switch from halves to quarters. We now have two extra division line AP throw-ins and they occur without a change of baskets. Meanwhile the NCAAM's game only has one division line AP throw-in and the teams are switching baskets at this time.

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I haven't called a game in 6 years but we were taught and practiced preventive officiating. Telling post players to get out of the lane, stopping a hand-check, telling the defender not to reach across the plane when guarding the thrower, knock off the rough play, tuck in your shirt, and likely many more that I am forgetting. Is that not practiced today in HS officiating?

[so cal lurker]

Originally Posted by Old Man Ref

I haven't called a game in 6 years but we were taught and practiced preventive officiating. Telling post players to get out of the lane, stopping a hand-check, telling the defender not to reach across the plane when guarding the thrower, knock off the rough play, tuck in your shirt, and likely many more that I am forgetting. Is that not practiced today in HS officiating?

In each of your examples, that it is trying to stop players from breaking rules, which is different from preventing players from being stupid and thus taken advantage of by a more alert opponent . . .

[#olderthanilook]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Does anybody besides me detect an ever so slight smile on the administering official?

It's difficult to tell, but, Red #0 definitely has a satisfied smile on her face after she receives the pass and begins her dribble drive down court.

[ocreferee]

2nd hand information from a D1 official but I have been told that Louisville runs this "play" nearly every game either out of a time out or to start a period. Supposedly it works a couple of times a year.

[riverfalls57]

It shouldn't ever work again.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by riverfalls57

It shouldn't ever work again.

It should have never worked at all, not with women who have been playing basketball for 15+ years.