never again

[JRutledge]

Originally posted by mthomas
I do have lots of experience in officiating Adult Basketball League games. I also directed a Men's Basketball League for 11 years. It got so childish that if a player received a technical foul he was assessed a $25 fine on the spot, before he could play again. If he got ejected, he was suspended for the rest of the season. If any player received 3 technicals over the course of the season, he was suspended for the rest of the season. These policies cleaned up the league. I made sure that the officials knew that I was going to back them. But it should NEVER have to get to this point. Yes, you must run these programs and officiate these programs with an iron fist.

That is also a big part of the problem. Administrators of the league do not support many of the officials and their decisions on calls and ejections. You really are not going to know what kind of administrator you will have until and incident takes place most of the time. Unfortunately the administrators often times know nothing about officiating and you can get little to no help from these people when situations get messy. I personally would rather pass. I work high school and college ball because I know what is going to happen if I have to throw someone out or even T them. I have no idea what is going to happen if I do the same in a Men's league. That is why more and more officials that I know would not even bother.

Peace