TV commentators and the great georgeton travel incident...

[jkjenning]

Originally Posted by Y2Koach

Here is a situation where I actually pulled out a rulebook. Tell me how out of line I am.

...Before the baseline ref gives the shooter the ball, the ref along the sideline tells my player he must line up "above the top of the key". I tell my player we really need this looseball, line up where youre supposed to be. The ref then puts his arm out to move my player back and tells him to line up above the top of the key. Again, i tell my guy to line up where he is supposed to be, we need this rebound.

It's nice that you have a rulebook and are serious about studying it. The fact is that the rules knowledge which you have to accept during the game is the knowledge the officiating crew possesses. In the scenario I have quoted, you really have to accept what the game administration is saying at that time - if you wish to call a timeout and discuss it and the official puts up with that, then do that, but don't defiantly put your player back into a position he is being told to vacate - with four players lined up, you're going to lose the rebound because of failure to position the 5th player in that spot??

What level of HS ball is this? I think you're focusing on the officials and teaching your players disrespect of the game administration - instead, try teaching them to focus on playing the game within the context of whatever the officials dictate. No one is perfect and we all learn as we advance ; trotting around with a rulebook and teaching defiance to your players is not impressive. No wonder you lost the game - you kept your players too distracted from what was important on the court.