Preventively officiate?;)

Rich,

I'll tell that quote to the assignor for one of my leagues who is also a rules interpretor for the OHSAA....and then look for another league to replace those games on my schedule.

As for your first question, not the same thing...deadball v liveball.

Obviously, you and I have different philosophies. To imply that I am a poor official is laughable since you have never seen me work or talked to anyone who has. I get the impression on here that some people like to officiate as if they are some badazz cop or something. Not my style. Sorry.

I don't want to jump between you 2 guys and take sides but if you think your best games are when you aren't noticed then you're mistaken IMO.

If you're not willing to be noticed in a big way as an official then you are not going to advance.

Now this sounds like something OldSchool would say.....:p

To imply I am lazy because I refuse to point out an endline is equally laughable. Amazing you don't see that.

Ignats75, it sounds like some preventative coaching instead of officiating to me. What if:

1. A coach and/or player hears you instruct a defender on what not to do on this play. The coach could proceed to blow up and say something like, "It is your job to officiate, it isn't your job to coach, you helped that player!!!!!!" or something along those lines.
2. You say nothing, the player touches the ball out of bounds (in the inbounder's hands) and you call a T.

In situation #1 you have no rule to hang your hat on; in the second situation you have a rule to back you up. It doesn't matter who your assigner is, if he/she doesn't understand that you have a problem. Keep in mind, I don't think you should do or say something off of the court that will hurt your assignments, but you should attempt to have enough knowledge to know that although that assigner is in the position of power does not make everything they say the gospel.

She used it as an adverb. Preventive is an adjective.:cool: