What's the big deal ?!

[zebraman]

Originally posted by ThickSkin
Well, IMO I worked a HS game with a college official once and he told me during the pre-game that "we are going to officiate this like a college game. If they take it to the basket and get fouled (his exact words) and the basket doesn't fall then we have a foul. If the shot goes, then it isn't a foul."

That's funny, I had that same exact speech from a partner who also works D-1 games once. He said, "we aren't having any 'and-ones' tonight." I just looked at him and said, "we work the game that's in the gym we're in. Tonight it's a high school gym." He didn't argue, maybe because I am a higher rated official in our association than he is. The game went fine and he called it appropriately.

That being said, that is the only negative experience I can remember along those lines. I work many HS games with partners who also do college ball and 99% of the time they are great. They are generally talented enough to adjust their game to the level at which they are working.

Z