Indiana HS Officials...need your help!!

[Indy_Ref]

Originally Posted by Junker

Anybody else notice that he signed off as "Coach T?" Sounds like that might be the right name for him. Maybe an official in Indiana can write their "state of the game" point of view.

One of my partners who worked one of the games Coach Salkoski comments on IS writing one!!

[sj]

He seems like the type that from now on will be unable to view any calls he doesn't like without thinking the officials are getting back at him for writing this article. I can hear his next line now...."You guys are just trying to screw me because of that article I wrote."

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by sj

He seems like the type that from now on will be unable to view any calls he doesn't like without thinking the officials are getting back at him for writing this article. I can hear his next line now...."You guys are just trying to screw me because of that article I wrote."

Then he should have thought about that before he wrote the article. There are consequences for just about everything you do.

Peace

[sj]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Then he should have thought about that before he wrote the article. There are consequences for just about everything you do.

Agreed. I think he's created a problem for himself. Perhaps this is one reason among others why there are prohibitions against doing what he has done.

[WAWhistleBlower]

I went ahead and wrote the guy...thought I'd pass it on. I could be way off base, here, though...correct me if you think I was out of line:

Coach -

Read your article. Not saying I disagree on all the points you've made, but you should know that not every "bump" should be labeled a foul....contrary to what your article suggests. I do disagree that the bumps on the rebounds, even though brought down by the player fouled, should be called every time. Most of the time we don't call these, as the contact doesn't affect the play. Our job as officials are to get the fouls that mean something to the game because they affect an opponent's speed, agility or direction. When we start blowing the whistle at everything, it's bad for the game, bad for the teams, bad for the fans. If you'd rather see all the guys/girls foul out of a game than watch a contest of athleticism and ability (and I'm not saying this to be rude) then you should probably get off the sideline.

By the way....did you notice that your baseball reference was a contridiction to the point of your article? When it comes to basketball, as the level gets higher, the calls get looser (not tighter) and players are expected to play through contact they may not have experienced in Jr. High/JV stuff. If we start calling "touch" fouls, at the varsity level, then we are not preparing them for the next level, and doing a great disservice to the players.

Now I only referee men's basketaball, both at the high school and college level. Perhaps over on the girls side, the players should be treated like...I don't know...girls?

Take care,

Mike

[sj]

You were unreasonably kind. : > ) But that's probably good.

[tjones1]

Originally Posted by sj

You were unreasonably kind. : > ) But that's probably good.

Not only that, you didn't say anything about his "favorite missed travel" -- you know, the one that isn't a travel.

[Indy_Ref]

Originally Posted by WAWhistleBlower

I went ahead and wrote the guy...thought I'd pass it on. I could be way off base, here, though...correct me if you think I was out of line:

Coach -

Read your article. Not saying I disagree on all the points you've made, but you should know that not every "bump" should be labeled a foul....contrary to what your article suggests. I do disagree that the bumps on the rebounds, even though brought down by the player fouled, should be called every time. Most of the time we don't call these, as the contact doesn't affect the play. Our job as officials are to get the fouls that mean something to the game because they affect an opponent's speed, agility or direction. When we start blowing the whistle at everything, it's bad for the game, bad for the teams, bad for the fans. If you'd rather see all the guys/girls foul out of a game than watch a contest of athleticism and ability (and I'm not saying this to be rude) then you should probably get off the sideline.

By the way....did you notice that your baseball reference was a contridiction to the point of your article? When it comes to basketball, as the level gets higher, the calls get looser (not tighter) and players are expected to play through contact they may not have experienced in Jr. High/JV stuff. If we start calling "touch" fouls, at the varsity level, then we are not preparing them for the next level, and doing a great disservice to the players.

Now I only referee men's basketaball, both at the high school and college level. Perhaps over on the girls side, the players should be treated like...I don't know...girls?

Take care,

Mike

Atta boy!!