I deleted it.
 

I deleted my thread concerning game management due to the fact that it had no real answer and it was point-less.

. . .so you added another post that has no real answer and is pointless to replace it. Thanks.

Let's take this opportunity to discuss game management.

IMO the "game management" concept is completely over-thought. Comes from a combination of what camps are teaching and an uncertainty on some official's part about just how much sh1t they are willing to take and retain their own self-respect.

Agree. It becomes an excuse for <b>not</b> making calls.

Good point.

It seems like I haven't heard this term as much in camp recently. I wonder if there are others that have come to the same conclusion as you: game management = don't blow the whistle.

Maybe because it's so close to dinner, but I would equate game management to seasoning on a steak. Sometimes you need a little, sometimes you don't need any. Either way, you still need to blow the whistle, or use a knife and fork. (On the steak, Dan, not the players and coaches...)

I think the fork could be likened to an ejection, as in, "Stick a fork in him, cause he's done!!"

Agree. Too, it becomes an excuse for making weak calls.

It is considered poor manners around here to delete a thread. I made an effort to explain to prevent any nefarious suppositions.
Pointless or not, Mr. Pot, you posted in both of them.

Interesting discussion. I have always thought of game management as everything that does not involve blowing the whistle for fouls and violations.

Managing the coaching box. Managing the clock. Managing a frustrated player before it becomes a situation. Things like that. Things that I was not very good at during my first 5 years of officiating.

You're right in that regard. It's just that there seems to be a feeling that it also is an <B>excuse</B> to not blow the whistle.

"Coach called me a a$$hole only twice; I got him calmed down so I wouldn't have to stick him for calling me that the third time."

"I saw you knock that shooter down; please don't do it again or I may have to call a foul."

Game management? :confused:

I agree that there are real game mangement situations. Maybe you see a player looking frustrated after missing a couple of shots because a defender is playing great defense; if you can get next to him and quietly remind him to not lose his cool, you might prevent something bad from happening later. I also have told the story about team from the School for the Deaf - the team played hard all game, but was down by 30 - 40 late. One of their players had a FT, clearly stepped over the line before it went in, but I chose not to see it. I was commended after the game for not calling it by both an evaluator and the winning coach. I don't make a habit of not calling violations, but this one certainly falls into the "game management" category. I still don't know exactly where that line is; I guess that's why officiating is an art.

I get bored. Mr. Pot?:confused:

As in, "the pot calling the kettle black".:p

I'm with you z. In your manage the clock aspect, Knowing a team will likely take a timeout. Knowing how much time is on the clock on a restart.

Counting to 5 and 5 (not just 10). Those things that keep you from blowing the whistle because they are corrected before they are a problem.

OK, I see. ;)