Which Way do you prefer????

[rpirtle]

Originally Posted by Old School

...What you need to consider is the objective of the jump ball which is to hit the ball at it highest point. If this can't be done, you got guys swinging at it on the way down, just like you said, a mess, and it looks bad and it also looks like you don't know what you are not doing if you're not calling it.

If I'm critiquing you as an assigner/clinician and U1 and U2 don't blow their whistle to retoss. I'm taking points off for that and I'm also going to assume you don't know what you are doing. On the other hand, if you do blow your whistle, it swings completely the other way. I'm going to assume that this guy knows his stuff and yes, I'm impressed! Hope that helps.

Remember, it's sometimes the little things that can get you from one step on the ladder to the next.

Peace

I appreciate your responses. But I'm still a little unsure as to "WHY" you think this should be called back. Are you saying that this is a personal preference because of how it "looks"? If so I can understand how you could feel this way. As I've said, I think it looks bad also. But by doing this aren't you then imposing your own will on the game?

In my opinion (since noone asked... ) this is not a judgement call. If both Players either jumped too early or if we have overestimated their jumping ability and they miss the toss at its highest point then so be it. If the players then legally tap the ball before the ball hits the floor we have a good opening toss (relatively speaking). If team A gained possession during this toss would you take the ball away from them simply because you didn't like the way the toss "looked"...??? If I'm the coach of Team A I'm going ballistic about that time.

If I'm in the stands and I am the evaluator when the official takes the ball away from Team A because he (or she) didn't like the way the toss "looked"...he (or she) would probably get "dinged". Mostly because I think this just compounds the problem. You already started the game with a messy toss...you tossed too high or they just missed it...It doesn't matter. I don't think we should compound the situation by taking the ball away from a team that legally gained possession simply because we didn't like the way it looked...

But that's just me. And I don't know everything...yet. But I'm hoping you guys will help me remedy that... Good discussion and good responses. Thanks for letting me participate.