Things the Mechanics Manual Doesn't Tell You

[JRutledge]

There are too many things to name. Honestly, there are so many things that are never mentioned or that are never discussed. Kind of the reason things like Referee Magazine or Guidebooks are even included in any training material.

Mostly philosophies on why things are done are often never discussed like what do you do when you call a technical foul? How do you communicate with each other or the coach or players involved after a technical foul? I do not even see anything that is specific to how to call plays in transition and who should or should not have certain fouls or violations on the court. The Manual in NF is very basic and mostly about where you stand and some basic information about what steps you do after something happens, but very little detail. This is kind of why it takes time to get knowledgeable about officiating and what is acceptable as things are universal at all levels, but some things are very specific to a level.

Peace