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I had my first game on Saturday, but it was just very routine and boring. Tonight I had two JH games, one girls, one boys. It was just so fun!! I couldn't possibly live on JH only, but this one was really nice. Kids were so sincere, and hard-working. Parents were pleasant and cheerful. Even the coaches were fine. Over all, a great way to start out.

Anyone else care to chime in?

Had some really really boring girls games at first. Even asked myself why I was doing this. But the past two nights out, (especially tonight) have had great JH boys games. Fast, scrappy, skilled teams who really want to win, Full loud gyms with good fans and coaches. I agree, all JH is not what I want either, but these games were better than a lot of the JV games that I've had. Also had real good partners both nights out. Man I love a good game with a good flow of mechanics and when the gym has that electricity and becomes a blender every whistle late in the game! I can't imagine not doing this!

Well aside from my comment, my new year's resolution was not to make any mistakes this year. It appears I made my first one tonight! :D ;) Dang it, maybe next year. :)

My first game will be next Monday. I did do a scrimmage this past Saturday and I have another on Friday. I did have one this Friday, but some other games got in the way. I just cannot wait to get started. Next week is going to be crazy. I will have 9 games in a week. It should be fun.

Peace

I had a great JH game last night. Fast moving, up and down action and the game was close the whole way. A great prep for my fisrt varsity game this Saturday. I needed last night's game to get my head straight and prepared. My first official game was a Christian high school tournament game where one team won 113 - 29 and set a new school record. No, they did not even run the score up. He had about 18 players and played them all, did not press, played a loose zone defense, and still continued to score pretty much at will.

My season actually kicked off last week, and it was my busiest week of the season. That's why I haven't been around as much. So, has anyone else left the forum?

It's good to get going again. My first game was uneventful but fun. The second was was just a butt-ugly game, with 500 or so fouls, and one new partner. Strange stuff happened, and we just didn't look good as a crew. It was good to get out of there. My next one featured two coaches who have been known to get exciteable. Early in the first half, after I had called a travel, I hear one of the coaches say, "Jim, I know that was a travel, but you've called 5 travels on us, and only 1 on them." As I looked up at the scoreboard, I told him, "Dave, do you want me to even up the foul count too?" (It was 4-0 on the other team.) Funny thing, I didn't hear from him the rest of the game...

I had my first Varsity private school game. Foul shooter had fresh blood on his pant leg. I recognized it. went to bench alerted coach, which by the way was the asst. coach. The head coach got all bent out of shape. He aserted himself to tell me I am the head coach and speak to me. Well, since I already told him about the coaches box which was clearly marked and he was warned to stay in the box. I told him" Coach if you were in the coaches box , I would address you. Since you neglected to listen to my request I will not speak with you." He got all pissy. He was getting loud, since it was my first regular season game, I just didn't want to T him up. At one point I told him, enough and give a replacement player. I walked away and my partner must have heard some comment and whacked him up. he now had to sit for sure and adhere to the coaches box. My crew gave out the first T of the year. It really turned out to be a good game otherwise..

Nice, real nice. I love it.

Why not? How many games do you have to do before you give an earned T? Do players get pass on personal fouls too?

Now you are living in France..."we, we" :D

You know I respect your thoughts. I was giving him one free pass go cards. So my partner bailed me out.. Sorry. I know I should have whacked and whacked him hard..

I'm half way playing with you.

Give them what they earn, from start to finish.

Well, we thought you had left but this post certainly spolied that for us!!!! :eek:

Chuck is still gone.


Sorry, couldn't help myself.

Had two hours of scrimmages on Saturday morning, girls varsity. To set the stage, there are two gyms, the main gym and an auxillary gym with bleachers on one side that are about 6 benches high. We're in the AUX gym. We're playing 22 minute halves, running clock, FTs on shooting fouls only.

The second hour featured a 4A team that won back to back state championships two years ago and a 2A team that's been to the state finals twice in the past 4 years but didn't win. Being different classifications, these teams never play in the regular season. But from the second we tossed it up, it was ON! The bleachers were full, fans were into it, players were going after it like you wouldn't believe. The Main gym emptied, as everyone but the two teams that were scimmaging in there came to our gym, as they heard all the noise. The atmosphere was unbelievable. It was like a third round playoff. I even had to separate two girls who had squared off.

Good times!

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Where's Chuck?

Who's Chuck?

Are you thinking if we get rude enough, he'll come back to the forum? Can't hurt to try....

Who cares?

Chuck was Mr. Grammar Guy.

Typographical errors have nothing to do with grammar.

Personally, I don't think we need a Mr. Typographical Error Guy.

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Who's Chuck?

I had some scrimmages/exhibition games, starting for real Thursday night.

NCAA rules, 2-man...
 

Had my first regulation games last night, military intramurals.

1st game the organization for which I work (defending base champions) lost a close game. They committed a stupid blunder in the last minute. Down by one they forced a turnover OOB in their backcourt. Then when I bounce the ball for the throw-in I notice 2 players are standing OOB. The player I bounced it to is not the brightest player in the world (I know this from my playing days with him) and I'm thinking "please don't do something stupid and force me to blow my whistle." But of course, he takes the ball and bounces it OOB to the other player standing next to him, so I whistle the violation and they end up losing by 1 pt.

2nd game was a blowout and pretty ugly.

In the 1st half of the 1st game I had to make 2 long distance calls from the trail: held ball on a blocked shot in the paint and an obvious hack across the arm on a transition play. At halftime my partner (NCAA-W: D1, D2, & D3) thanked me for coming to get the calls b/c she forgot we were doing 2-man and said she was waiting for the Slot Official to blow the whistle. :o

Got my 1st T out the way. Beautiful follow-up dunk of a horribly missed lay-up but dude decides he needs to slap the backboard while he is up there.

I did make a couple travel calls that I wish I could see some film on to see if I got them right. I also guessed :o once on a foul call (2nd game) in which a A1 went up for a dunk (jumped off 2 feet), missed, then ended up landing on his back. I didn't see a push, but called one on B1 who was directly behind A1 when A1 jumped. B1 didn't say a word nor even make a funny face after I blew the whistle so I think I guessed right. The game was a blow-out and very physical so I wanted to err on the side of caution.

I might have killed the play at that point and re-administered the throw in after quietly reminding A2 he's standing in the wrong place.

Good way to handle it. 2 person games you sometimes have to guess. It's part of the deal.

Well, after my initial "please don't do something stupid" thought, I thought about killing the play, but by the time I was finished thinking A1 had already committed the violation, so it was too late (I've noticed my reaction time is getting slower as I get older and 2 thoughts back-to-back seem to take a while to process). But it will cause me to be more alert on my throw-in administration for the rest of the season.

How can you say that a team that won by 84 didn't run the score up? :confused:
In any state that has a mercy rule, this game would have qualified. :(
What exactly is your definition of running up the score?

The guy that officiated <b>The White Shadow</b>!!!

I'm 4 games in. 2 JV college men's and 2 women's games. I think I'm cursed in my women's games. Both have had a pretty bad injury and both were my call. The injured player was also the one that committed the foul in both cases. One ended with a split lip that bled all over and the other resulted in a concussion. Hopefully I can get through Saturday's game with everyone in one piece.

6th grade boys 29-3 at the half. That's running up the score!!

On the winning team, all the boys were taller than all the boys on the other team. All of them. literally.

All the winning players had several years experience, and there were only 8 of them, so they didn't have a third string.

Coach didn't pull his steal, fast break, lay up until after the half-time. And even then, score was 48-7 at the end. And that was with a very bad case of "the travels."

They really didn't gloat, though. And I noticed after the game that every one of the winning players made a point of talking to one of the losers and saying what a good shot, or what a good pass or what a good steal. They did it sincerely. So I forgave them for running up the score.

Had a Varsity Girls game recently where the winning team won by 66 points. The score was 40-4 at the end of the first period. The winning team played half court ZONE defense for the final three periods. Still held the losing team to ONE point in the 4th. Same school, different night, their 9th Girls beat a different school by 65 points with 7 minute quarters AND a running clock the entire second half!

since I just moved to an IAABO state, I had the opportunity to take their test with some experience under my belt. I passed anyway. :D
AAU girls have been going for a while, but start the scholastic stuff tonight with a ms game. Here we go.....

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Hey Juulie!

My first will be a BV scrimmage on the 25th - first game is the 27th, followed quickly by games on the 28th, 30th, 1st & 2nd....gonna be a busy week!

You going to the OAOA clinic this Sunday? See you there if you are......