Fun With An Off The Ball Foul …

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Kansas Ref

That greater than 10% of the respondents (who have been trained in the same IABO way) viewed this as a "play on" type of action is interesting; leading one to infer that this series of actions wasn't really all that "foul-worthy" to begin with.
However, do you guys ever call a foul on a player for feigning a foul? I know its a foul in the NF rule book (chapter and verse: 10.?.?). But honestly don't think it s ever called, agreeably it would require temerity to do so.

Based on all the videos and responses, you'd get greater than 10% answering incorrectly to "Tue or False -- The basketball must be an approves shade of orange, red-orange, or brown"

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

Based on all the videos and responses, you'd get greater than 10% answering incorrectly to "True or False -- The basketball must be an approves shade of orange, red-orange, or brown"

The seven hundred, or so, IAABO members that comment on these videos probably represent a pretty good (but not perfect, those who volunteer to participate may not be the same as those that do not volunteer to participate) cross section of all 15,000 IAABO basketball officials. Those 15,000 IAABO basketball officials probably represent a pretty good (but not perfect) cross section of all basketball officials.

Great basketball officials. Journeymen basketball officials. Poor basketball officials. Varsity basketball officials. Junior varsity basketball officials. Freshmen basketball officials. Middle school basketball officials. Basketball officials with decades of experience. Inexperienced basketball officials. Rookie basketball officials. Basketball officials with great local trainers and training. Basketball officials with average local trainers and training. Basketball officials with below average local trainers and training.

Some with better rules knowledge than others, just like many Forum members would find in their own local or state organizations.