"blank" camp

[mick]

Originally posted by FrankHtown
This is an interesting topic. On one hand, there is a school that says pass on the small stuff. But won't players get to a point that if they feel the referee is not protecting them, they will start protecting themselves, so the small stuff moves up a notch to chippie play, which then escalates to retaliation, which leads to fights? The "for want of a nail.." syndrome. On the other hand, I don't want to be blowing the whistle all night for every perceived foul. How do you experienced refs strike a balance?

FrankHtown,
Welcome to the forum.

Take another look at tomegun's SBQR.
That's been a staple for Women's hoops for a coupla years and is a relatively easy benchmark for making a judgement "on ball".

Off ball requires more of an effect on the fouled player (ie, displacement, arresting of normal movement by hand and arm stuff)
mick