Bunch of new-guy type questions

[Dan_ref]

Originally posted by OverAndBack
[*]I just received my official card and patches from my state association. Two patches - is that one to keep and one to share, or one for shirt and one for jacket, or two for shirts in case you have two shirts?[*]Included in all the paperwork was an order form for business cards with the state association logo that would identify me as a LICENSED OFFICIAL with my ID number, sport, name, address, phone, etc. $48.00 for 100, $53.25 for 200, $63.75 for 500. Does anybody actually get these things, or am I risking being labelled an obvious newbie geek by getting them? And does that seem expensive?

1: ask someone in your association what they expect you to do with your patches.

2. I've never seen a card, doesn't mean no one has them. My employer buys business cards for me, they pay a LOT lesss than what you've been quoted.

On-the-court questions[*]On three seconds - this weekend, Team A would come down and set up on offense, with their center right at the free throw line, with his back to the basket and his heels across the free throw line in the paint. He would camp there and hardly move - is this three seconds? I asked my partner (very experienced) who said the three-second area for purposes of that rule doesn't start until farther down in the key. I'm confused about that one, so any help there would be appreciated.

No, don't call this. In effect your partner's right.

[*]I have been doing a lot of girls' games in grades 5-8 and they feature a lot (a LOT) of jump ball situations, where two players get a hold of the ball and tie it up. How long do you wait on that, is it different for different levels, is this something that happens more at lower levels or are my partners and I just too quick to whistle or too slow to let it play out?

Wait until you're positive no one will take it away, or they start to walk all over the floor, or it looks like the situation is getting out of hand with respect to emotion and/or contact. In your girl's game it's probably safe to count to 3 or 4 after you first get the urge to blow the whistle.