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Old Tue Oct 05, 2004, 08:07pm
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Tonight I had two innersquad scrimmages that I worked. They went really well and both coaches told me great game. While reffing I came across something that I waneted to see if it had happen to one of you. I was going down to the other side as the other reff took the ball out and I wasent quick enough, and got cought up in the play. When you get cought up in a play what do you do? Do you just stop (freeze) like I did and get everyone yelling at you or do you keep running? And is my area the only area where someone or somepeople come to the game and just sit there and hollar like the know what is going on at all times such as you need to open you eyes that wasent a charge it was a block. I knew it was a charge and so did the coaches. Just wondering..

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Old Tue Oct 05, 2004, 08:38pm
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You should be running down the sideline, as to not get "caught up in the play." Also, your partner should have waited until you were in position before administering the throw-in.

Fans are idiots, pay them no mind. Take anything a coach says to you with a grain of salt. If both boaches has told you, "You suck!" would you believe them.
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Old Tue Oct 05, 2004, 08:58pm
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As Bktballref said, you should always be wide in transition so as to not get caught up in the players. When switching sides of the court, you should go around the players and not through them. Your partner should have eye contact with you and not bring the ball in until you are ready.

In 2-person officiating, you may occasionally find yourself "in the way" on a turnover and quick transition. I think the best thing to do in that situation is just freeze and then run when the traffic clears up. By trying to dance and dodge, you'll just make things worse.

Remember that referees are often the only unbiased people in the gym. Coaches and fans are rooting for their players and so their "input" is extremely biased.

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Old Tue Oct 05, 2004, 09:32pm
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Dumb fans are everywhere. It's best just to use them for entertainment (i.e. on the drive home you can laugh at their stupidity)
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Old Wed Oct 06, 2004, 07:38am
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If that's what you got at a scrimmage, just wait til the games actually count for something. Sometimes, your confidence will persuade the "fringe squakers" to be quiet but there is nothing you can do about those who will complain about every call against their team, get used to it and like SF said, laugh it off. There are alot of fans and coaches who subscribe to the idea that if they complain every trip down the floor, they'll get 1 extra call per game....final buzzer....1 point victory.
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Old Wed Oct 06, 2004, 11:40am
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Nope. Everywhere you go there will be fan(atics) who come to the game just to yell at the refs. It's cheap entertainment. And you know what they say about simple things and simple minds.
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Old Wed Oct 06, 2004, 06:26pm
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Brandan,

If you are looking for opinions about your officiating, look to other officials and the video tape of the contest.

There are coaches I respect and will, away from the game or any contest, discuss situations, philosphy, and coaching techniques ( hey, they are giving me their opinion of my job....I'm more than happy to return the favor ), but I use a coaches input as a way to better my communication with other coaches and personalities during contests.

You are not there to make anyone happy, and EVERY time down the floor, depending on the contests loCation, 80% of the people there will think your call/no call was fantastic, and the others will think you suck donkey ( V-chip Experlative )....and vice versa.

Review the tape with your partner, and again with your mentor or someone "higher up" whom you respect. Become a student of the game, and look for ways to improve yourself as an official anytime you take an assignment...even scrimmages and mens league.

The most important advice this official can give you was learned the hard way in the beginning: LISTEN TO WHAT OTHER OFFICIALS SAY WHEN THEY OFFER YOU ADVICE!! If you do not want to implement what they are telling you into your game, thats your decision. But if you refuse to listen, even to the "idiot" official, the educated official may see this and believe giving you advice is a waste of time.


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Old Wed Oct 06, 2004, 08:59pm
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V-chip Experlative
Experlative?
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Old Wed Oct 06, 2004, 10:40pm
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V-chip Experlative
Experlative?
A superlative expletive from an expert.
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Old Wed Oct 06, 2004, 11:31pm
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Expletive

Ironically, this is the same word that kept me from the national ESPN spelling bee championship. ( yeah right )

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Old Thu Oct 07, 2004, 08:52am
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Ty, I think JR may have known what you meant.
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Old Fri Oct 08, 2004, 10:12am
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Cool

I hearby call for a formal house vote for a spellchecker on the forum!

( and if there is one already, a swift kick in the head )

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Old Sat Oct 09, 2004, 10:06pm
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Old Sat Oct 09, 2004, 11:34pm
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Julie?
Hmmmm, calling for the opinion of a woman who deliberately mispells her own name?
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Julie?
Hmmmm, calling for the opinion of a woman who deliberately mispells her own name?
This from a man whose net-name boils down to Bitsy?!?!
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