Held Ball = Injury

[grunewar]

Sounds like a tough game to call.

I've had a deaf player before, but not an entire team.

[Terrapins Fan]

At times it is tough, but it's fun. Especially for first timers....every time the home team scores, they beat a huge base drum...if you are unaware, the 1st time makes you jump out of your shoes....

The Ohio deaf team we very good.

[Nevadaref]

I did a few of those type of games in DC.
The kids mostly stopped though. I was told that they can detect the vibration from the sound of the whistle somehow.

What you need to do when working with deaf players is be visible to them when making calls. You need to close on every whistle. If either you or your partner had quickly moved to be next to these two players while signaling for a held ball, it may have helped them stop battling for the ball.

[bucky]

I have never heard of that.

[Terrapins Fan]

When we blow, all of us Hold our hands in the STOP Sign, then give the signal.

They also us the backboard lights to help.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

My first two years officiating women's college basketball, there was a player for Miami (FL) Dade C.C.-North that did not wear her hearing aides when playing, all the officials knew it and we knew that there would be times when she did not immediately realize that we had stopped the game, but we adjusted.

Since then I have had a few players at either the JrHS and HS levels that were deaf, and a couple in Special Olympics.

MTD, Sr.

[JRutledge]

That is interesting, I played in high school against a Missouri School for the Deaf. They were in our conference when I was at a school in Missouri. They stopped or seemed to know when to stop every time a whistle was blown. We played them in all sports and never did we have an issue with them in that area. I wonder if that changes when two teams with that same disability play each other.

Nothing else to add to the content of this time, just found that part interesting.

Peace

[jeremy341a]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

That is interesting, I played in high school against a Missouri School for the Deaf. They were in our conference when I was at a school in Missouri. They stopped or seemed to know when to stop every time a whistle was blown. We played them in all sports and never did we have an issue with them in that area. I wonder if that changes when two teams with that same disability play each other.

Nothing else to add to the content of this time, just found that part interesting.

Peace

What school did you attend? When I was in school we played them also. I still teach at the same school and we still play them.

[BigT]

Ive done one or two games here in Utah. I signed for 13 years and can still sign well. Deaf players will notice things better than hearing kids and I havent seen any issue every. All you can do is get in there so they see you rushing the held ball and they will stop. What happened was just an accident and I think you guys did well.