Boy dunks during halftime of girls game....

[SC Official]

Originally Posted by #olderthanilook

Fair enough....I guess..... But, I'm interested in your reason for supporting the setting aside of rule Rule: 10.5.1?

I know the pregame dunking rules, but thanks.

My jurisdiction for the second game of a back-to-back doesn't start until I come out to observe warmups following the conclusion of the first game. I'm not going to preside over two games at once. The only people I care about at halftime are the participants of the current contest.

"What rule supports that?" Well, I could just as easily ask the same question regarding why someone would issue a T.

AFAIC, this falls under Rule 2-3. If your state issues guidance to the contrary, great, but thankfully mine does not.

[#olderthanilook]

Originally Posted by SC Official

I know the pregame dunking rules, but thanks.

My jurisdiction for the second game of a back-to-back doesn't start until I come out to observe warmups following the conclusion of the first game. I'm not going to preside over two games at once. The only people I care about at halftime are the participants of the current contest.

"What rule supports that?" Well, I could just as easily ask the same question regarding why someone would issue a T.

AFAIC, this falls under Rule 2-3. If your state issues guidance to the contrary, great, but thankfully mine does not.

Ditch the attitude. My questions aren't designed to challenge your competency. A lot of people read this forum that are seeking information that will likely never take the time to register and request. Discussion beneficial. That's why this forum exists.

Back to the topic at hand - If an official is early for their game and is watching JV or GV officials working the 2nd Qtr of their game and halftime arrives...as they are walking to the locker room, BV players run onto the court for a quick shoot around. They observe a player(s) dunk. Is it the consensus here that they ignore it?

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by #olderthanilook

If an official is early for their game and is watching JV or GV officials working the 2nd Qtr of their game and halftime arrives...as they are walking to the locker room, BV players run onto the court for a quick shoot around. They observe a player(s) dunk. Is it the consensus here that they ignore it?

I can't speak for the consensus, but I'm totally ignoring, but only on days that end in "day".

(Assuming no overriding edict from the Grand Poobah.)

[#olderthanilook]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I can't speak for the consensus, but I'm totally ignoring, but only on days that end in "day".

lol

Does that include today, yesterday, the other day and any day?

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by #olderthanilook

... yesterday ...

That brings to mind one of my favorite Beatles songs. Wait. I'm being told ... Too much? Too soon? Never mind.

[SC Official]

Originally Posted by #olderthanilook

Ditch the attitude. My questions aren't designed to challenge your competency. A lot of people read this forum that are seeking information that will likely never take the time to register and request. Discussion beneficial. That's why this forum exists.

Back to the topic at hand - If an official is early for their game and is watching JV or GV officials working the 2nd Qtr of their game and halftime arrives...as they are walking to the locker room, BV players run onto the court for a quick shoot around. They observe a player(s) dunk. Is it the consensus here that they ignore it?

Well, you did (wrongly) say I was setting aside a rule by not issuing a T.

Yes.

[LRZ]

If I'm in the stands, watching an earlier game, or on my way to the locker room, my jurisdiction has not yet begun.

[SC Official]

Originally Posted by LRZ

If I'm in the stands, watching an earlier game, or on my way to the locker room, my jurisdiction has not yet begun.

Exactly. And I would, in my case, add "or officiating the first game of a DH" since games are assigned as pairs here.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by LRZ

If I'm in the stands, watching an earlier game, or on my way to the locker room, my jurisdiction has not yet begun.

I enjoy watching my friends working state tournament games. I usually arrive early to get a seat away from crowd, and don't go into the locker room thus interrupting their pregame. When they come out onto the floor I always greet them and tell them that I've got a list of the pregame dunkers. I get a lot of funny replies and a few fingers, and it's usually not the finger that tells me we have less than one minute left in the period.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

One of not so numerous problems of officiating in either AAU or YBOA Girls' Nationals was younger brothers wanting to shoot around at half time. I would ask the boys if they shaved their legs every day. The answer was always a resounding NO! I would tell them that the only people that could shoot around were those that shaved their legs every day. That kept them off the court.

MTD, Sr.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

.. wanting to shoot around at half time.

Here in Connecticut we call these "gym rats". They come out of the woodwork any time the court is free.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by SC Official

I'm not going to preside over two games at once.

Nice post. Common sense. Short. To the point.