Wow! Its fun to have gotten such a charged respons from all of you. The feedback kinda proves my point for me though. (ie. See the whole play, patient whistle, advantage-disadvantage all conspire to help a mere mortal like me make a good call)

If you haven't seen this particular cheep foul ... stick around, you might. All of you guys have been right too, not much contact, yet it is difficult to make the layup. My initial experience with this foul was almost a mirror image of what Jurassic discribed. I missed the first one, and found myself wondering why the offensive play just kinda flailed around. The defender was all proud of himself for getting one past me. Nothin' "Ticky-Tack" about it.

Fortunately, I haven't seen if very often, but Man Oh Man if you ever do, you might want to get it right.

Thank you very much for that very informative and constructive tip. I'm sure I'll have a much better season of 6th grade girls games.

You made it to 6th grade girls games?

Cool! Maybe if I start calling this foul I'll make it there too!

;)

Well, if I'm ever that lucky that I'm able to stick around long enough to attain <b>your</b> vast amount of experience and knowledge, Joe, hopefully then I will be able to get that call right-- just like you. Until then, I can only dream......

Lah me.

Thank you very much for that very informative and constructive tip. I'm sure I'll have a much better season of 6th grade girls games. [/B][/QUOTE]

Rainmaker, thank you for the laugh! From the jist of your posts here, I wouldn't be surprised to discover that you are a D1 official somewhere. I appreciate being given a chance to stop taking myself so seriously.

The reality for me is that I find six grades girls games VERY difficult to call. I never quite know what I should be calling in that type of game.

Tisk, Tisk

Get a good angle to see through the play.
Follow the shooter all the way up and all the way down.

Rainmaker, thank you for the laugh! From the jist of your posts here, I wouldn't be surprised to discover that you are a D1 official somewhere. I appreciate being given a chance to stop taking myself so seriously.

The reality for me is that I find six grades girls games VERY difficult to call. I never quite know what I should be calling in that type of game. [/B][/QUOTE]

Hey, you up there on that pedestal.

You mind telling us down here:

Who you are
What part of the country you are from
What level you work
How long you've been officiating
Do you always make this kind of entrance

Joe, what we're telling you is that we've all seen this cheap foul. But most of us don't think it's worth calling. It's not difficult to finish the shot or lay-up most of the time, with a minor tap to the belly. It doesn't really put the shooter at any disadvantage, so most of us (viz., everybody except you, apparently) let it go.

You're taking a boatload of crap from people on the forum, Joe. And this kind of comment is the reason. Tone down your act a little. Whether you realize it or not, you're coming across as a know-it-all, and a pretty obnoxious one.

So if we've gotten the wrong impression of you, stick around and make constructive posts without the condescending tone. If you really are "an insufferable know-it-all" (as Professor Snape would say), then do everyone a favor and move on to McGriff's.

Maybe we'll be doing these on Sunday, Dan. BTW, I'm leaving tonight to make sure I get there on time :)

Unless you're going by time machine you'll be late.

Camp was last Sunday.

Unless you're going by time machine you'll be late.

Camp was last Sunday. [/B][/QUOTE]Oh my.....

No problem, Chuck. I just called Peabody. He's on the way with his Wayback Machine.
http://www.toonopedia.com/peabody.jpg
You're welcome......

Where's that smiley giving the finger. . . ?

Hmmmm....looks like after 3 times that one doesn't work anymore.

See you Sunday.

:D