Tommy

Don't talk about me like that!

Maybe they are "right" where you are, that is not the case in many situations where I live. The coaches just use that as an excuse to get rid of a system that they neither understand or that they are not used to. There even was a conference (which had no business getting rid of 3 person) used the excuse that officials were not "talking to them" and explaining calls. This was before the change was for the calling official to go table side. Well this conference decided to keep 3 Person before last season (they were informed about the new mechanic).

The other factors to this are our state playoff is all 3 Person in Girls and Boys. It is required for all officials wanting to work playoffs to attend a 6 hour clinic, which includes classroom and floor evaluation. It is also required that officials to keep their license attend an IHSA certified clinic every 3 years. You do not have to attend a 6 hour clinic to keep their license by the way, but a 6 hour clinic does fulfill the state requirement. That has made much more consistency and helped across the state. I do not know if all areas do this, but it sure has helped us here.

Peace

Give me 3 or give me death. Maybe not that extreme, but give me nothing!

My comments do NOT apply to areas I haven't been. It is almost as ridiculous for me to have to say that as it is for someone to constantly put "that may be the case where you live but......."

Can anyone who makes comments that describe what goes on everywhere raise there hand?

Now that we have that bit of business out of the way we can continue with different people from different areas using the internet to discuss basketball where they live.

W O W !!

Re: That is the way is should be but it is not like that.
 

Wow!! Even if that $100 is split among the entire chain crew, it's pretty good.

$60 bucks for the scorebook for a high school varsity game??? I'm moving to Illinois - I don't even make that much for the D-I games I do!

I have worked a 3-whistle game with a weak one weak partner before. In fact, due to an injury on our crew, I worked a varsity game with one guy who was in his first year and hadn't done anything except middle and JV. Even wtih that, 3-whistle is way better than 2. Coaches don't like it because the players can't get away with quite as much, which is why I like it.

I would prefer a 3-whistle game anyday. It saves the legs and you must also learn to trust your partners more. Some of our varsity games are 3-whistle, but I am hoping in the near future all varsity games will be 3-whistle.

Is that how you would like things to be stated where you live? :-)

Yes, things are different around the USA but they're not that different.

Camron, I know. Those statements were not directed for most if you know what I mean. :D

Gotcha...was getting little sleepy and missed your point! :D

What's 2-whistle? :D

Wait, I know! I think that's what we use for middle school games. :)

Around here V boys are 3 whistle, but the girls are still 2. Anything under V is always 2. I'm sure it all has to do with money.

Here in LA, there are a few districts that use 3 whistle but the majority is 2 whistle, and the reason is money. We are trying to get Baton Rouge coaches to go for 3whistle but they are reluctant. As for the table crews they dont get paid much, but as an Assoc. we are trying to get paid as much as the security gets paid. That is our biggest complaint.

Iowa is going 3 whistle for the tournament in 2006 and from the sounds of it they're starting to train everyone to go 3 soon. We're all crossing our fingers. Problems here seem to be selling some schools on the extra cost and finding enough officials in some areas. I have no proof or anything, but it seems that are some 2 man crews that are reluctant to learn 3 whistle.