High School Refresher Exams.Why Do Some Boards Supply The Answers?

[David Clausi]

Originally posted by Dan_ref

Look guys, you can't possibly "throw out the rule book"
until you know the damn rules. What rut says might seem
appealing to some of us (well, if you can follow it)
but the bottom line is you can't be a fair judge of the
game unless you have an understanding of what you are
judging. And unfortunately rut has demonstrated a
piss-poor understanding of the rules along with an incredibly stubborn refusal to accept criticism when he is
wrong. Not a good combination.

Well

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Dan - well said.

Rut - you always figure out a way of alienating yourself on every bball bulletin board I have seen you post on (have you ever wondered why this happens?). I suspect that you feel that everyone else is wrong and you are right - have you ever considered that this is actually the other way around?

For example, this is a quote from your first post on this thread:

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Posted by Rut ...

"Whether you understand the written definition is not going to help you when making calls and judgements."

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What a ridiculous statement!!!!

The written definition is the source of all of our calls. You MUST understand the written definition eg. how to identify a travelling violation, how to handle correctable errors, how to determine if a defender has gained a legal position, etc, etc. The written definition is imperative in making calls - you have to know the rules before you make judgement on a call. Otherwise, you have absolutely nothing to fall back on.

A good official knows the rules. The rules are there - use them!! And on the court, let your judgement take over, based on the rules.

Cheers,
David