Count on a held ball??

[The_Rookie]

Coach loses by 2 and after the game asks "What is the Count on a held ball?"

Translating what she said...How long do you wait until you call a held ball?

How would you answer this type of question

[Welpe]

When it's clear that it's held by both of them.

Are you sure she wasn't asking about a closely guarded count?

[The_Rookie]

[QUOTE=Welpe;999066]When it's clear that it's held by both of them.

Are you sure she wasn't asking about a closely guarded count?[/QUOTE

Yes I am sure..Reason she asked...She is done by 2 with 4 seconds left and during rebounding action my partner who is a D2 ref, calls a held ball and it wipes out the tying basket, since held ball killed the play. The team down by 2 had the arrow and with .7 left had 2 opportunities to score but no good.

[BlueDevilRef]

I know lots here will say this but don't be around the coach to even give her the chance to ask this question. Once the horn blows, get you butt off the floor to your dressing room.

And if she still finds a way to intercept you and ask, answer based on the rule. It's a held ball when two opposing players have hold on ball and one cannot control it without undue force.

[MechanicGuy]

Originally Posted by BlueDevilRef

I know lots here will say this but don't be around the coach to even give her the chance to ask this question. Once the horn blows, get you butt off the floor to your dressing room.

And if she still finds a way to intercept you and ask, answer based on the rule. It's a held ball when two opposing players have hold on ball and one cannot control it without undue force.

This is the answer.

[Adam]

The held ball question has been answered. I'll add to what BlueDevilRef said: get off the court.

And unless you had a double whistle on that particular call, I wouldn't answer the coach's question anyway.

Chances are, when he blew the whistle, the opponent released her hold on the ball. I wouldn't get into that with the coach, though. If there's enough time in the game, she can ask your partner. If the game's over, get the hell out of there.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by The_Rookie

Coach loses by 2 and after the game asks "What is the Count on a held ball?"

Reply - "Count Dracula".

[BigCat]

Originally Posted by The_Rookie

Coach loses by 2 and after the game asks "What is the Count on a held ball?"


How would you answer this type of question

After the game ends I'm running off the floor and not answering questions. If it was a few moments before the end of the game or after the game and shower..see in hallway…my answer would be

NONE.

Actually, I probably would have said "What? What is your question…" then "NONE" and depending how he'd been during the game i might slip a "really?" in there somewhere.

[frezer11]

Originally Posted by The_Rookie

The team down by 2 had the arrow and with .7 left had 2 opportunities to score but no good.

2 opportunities with 0.7??? Unless the leading team got two T's, I don't know how they managed to have 2 chances here!

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by frezer11

2 opportunities with 0.7??? Unless the leading team got two T's, I don't know how they managed to have 2 chances here!

Immediate foul would be about the only way. Or a throw in right at the basket that was tipped, missed, tipped again REALLY quickly.

[so cal lurker]

Originally Posted by frezer11

2 opportunities with 0.7??? Unless the leading team got two T's, I don't know how they managed to have 2 chances here!

Home time keeper.

Or: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_O...sketball_Final