basketball rule

[Dribble]

Originally posted by OldCoachNewRef
This exact situation occurred with my daughter's team during a scrimmage on Sunday. Great save (high lob), stepped out, hustled back, made sure foot was down, secured the ball. Tweet, violation. I made the mistake of saying this isn't footbal from the stands and got a lecture that the ref has 20 years of experience and he was "certain" that was a violation. I didn't respond. If this had happened when I was coaching a few years back, I'm sure I would have been escorted out of the gym. I understand missed judgement calls, but I don't think there is an excuse for not knowing the rules. After officiating for two years now, I know there are good and bad officials, regardless of how long they have been working.

This is a perfect example of why we need to keep on top of the rules! If other officials are in the stands and KNOW the rule, then those on the court that blew the call just look horrible. But, as a word of warning, I know of a couple guys that have gotten into a fair bit of trouble for commenting in the stands about a fellow official's performance. Regardless of where we are, we're always being watched! I'm not a father yet, so I haven't had the pleasure of sitting in the stands to watch my son/daughter play, but I'm pretty vocal so I'm going to have to learn to just watch and keep quiet!