OK sports fans over the summer I went to a mini-clinc and one of the officials handed out a paper with a bunch of questions that gave you a little insight about yourself and others, after we filled them out we passed them to our neighbor and read them allowed it was definelty an ice breaker and told us things about ourselves and others who we thought we knew pretty well, I won't give them all but here are a few...try them you may find out some interesting things.

1. How long have you officiated hoops

2. Most rewarding experience

3. Toughest game: rivalry, state-semi, or loser out

4. A good partner is:

5. Worse place to dress is

6. Best advice received from coach, player, fan?

7. If I could change one basketball rule it would be:

8. Who makes the best shoes, bag, whistle:

9. Least favorite place to officiate

10. Worse time to kick a call is

11. Slowest dresser is

12. Fans are:

13. What is your pregame ritual?

14. Official scorer's can:

15. Best place to eat after game is:

16. Most embarassing moment in a game was

17. If I could change the uniform I would

18. Most junk in gym bag:

19. Strangest thing I ever saw on a court was

20. The toughest call for me in basketball is:



Gary gave us about 50 questions but I think we can have fun with these, enjoy!!!

strangest play is a Davism
 

Here's my strangest play ever. Dave and I were working a boys varsity holiday tournament (FYI those of you in Portland, it was Tualatin at Lake Oswego). A1, at the top of the key, wanted to pass to A2 who was cutting low across the lane. He whipped a bullet pass down the lane. Just as he did, B1 cut across the lane with the back of his head toward the ball. The ball hit him smack dab on the head, went up and hit the backboard and then dropped in the basket. B1 was knocked about 10 feet.

I asked Dave what he thought of the play. He said, "I think the next guy who tries it will have H-O-R-S."

[Edited by Mark Padgett on Dec 23rd, 2001 at 05:56 PM]

Re: strangest play is a Davism
 

TWO A1's??? Are you guys messing around with cloning up in the Northwest?

Re: Re: strangest play is a Davism
 

What are you talking about? Did you alter my post just to trick me? (Isn't time travel cool?)

What's that "Edited by Mark Padgett" thing for? :D

4. A good partner is:

AN "Old" guy who helps the rooks improve

5. Worse place to dress is

The Car

10. Worse time to kick a call is

Less than a minute to go against the team losing by 1.

12. Fans are:

Clueless on 3 seconds and over the back

13. What is your pregame ritual?

2 double cheese burgers and a super size diet from McDonalds

20. The toughest call for me in basketball is:

(Non shooting) Block / Player Control, esp in the lower grades

two double cheese burgers before the game? Reminds me of the time I witnessed Kareem Abdul Jabbar devour a double Fat Burger (at the original on La Cienega) around 3:00 p.m. on the day of a 7:00 p.m. game. I would be afraid to take the court!

3. Toughest game: rivalry, state-semi, or loser out
summer rec league
4. A good partner is:
one who makes the others feel comfortable and does not compete against the other 2
5. Worse place to dress is
car
6. Best advice received from coach, player, fan?
try not to cheat!
7. If I could change one basketball rule it would be:
reduce nc2a mens shot clock and eliminate close guard count
8. Who makes the best shoes, bag, whistle:
nike, nike, fox
9. Least favorite place to officiate
gyms without a.c. (florida is hot)
10. Worse time to kick a call is
right after you kick a call
11. Slowest dresser is
roboref(guy who wears 2 knee braces, ben gay,ankle brace, girdle, and spandex to the ankle)
12. Fans are:
interesting
13. What is your pregame ritual?
call my mentor
14. Official scorer's can:
misunderstand everything not tell you, wait till ball is in play and blow horn.
15. Best place to eat after game is:
where my friends are
16. Most embarassing moment in a game was
only had white socks
17. If I could change the uniform I would
do better than black and white
18. Most junk in gym bag:
n/a
19. Strangest thing I ever saw on a court was
me
20. The toughest call for me in basketball is:
grant coaches timeout during a midcourt trap

It's a diversion.

My 20 questions
 

1. How long have you officiated hoops

6 Years

2. Most rewarding experience

Anytime I can work on known varsity nights

3. Toughest game: rivalry, state-semi, or loser out

December 4th of this year. A game between Southeastern and Pittsfield High Schools. Everything considered, this had to be the toughest overall game for me to officiate in my 5 year varsity career.

4. A good partner is:

Someone that shows up on time and someone that is flexible in doing things during a game.

5. Worse place to dress is

In a coaches room, next to a team locker room with a glass window to look into where we are dressing.

6. Best advice received from coach, player, fan?

"Call it both ways." :)

7. If I could change one basketball rule it would be:

FT rule in National Federation rules.

8. Who makes the best shoes, bag, whistle:

Shoes--Converse All-Stars, or the new New Balance 908s, Bags--Nike, Whistles--By far Fox 40

9. Least favorite place to officiate

Girls games in the Chicagoland area :)

10. Worse time to kick a call is

First minute of the game. It affects what they think of you the entire game.

11. Slowest dresser is

After a game, it has to be me.

12. Fans are:

For the most part ignorant NBA fans. They watch too much TV.

13. What is your pregame ritual?

Flip the ball up wards while running opposite the table when I am R. Or fist pounding (a good luck thing) with my regular partners before we get ready to officiate

14. Official scorer's can:

And make your job easier when good, or make the night a living hell when bad

15. Best place to eat after game is:

Do not do this very often. And I go too many places to have a favorite

16. Most embarassing moment in a game was

When I ran into the wall in a gym I was very unfamilar in as the lead official

17. If I could change the uniform I would

NO!!

18. Most junk in gym bag:

Shoe shining material

19. Strangest thing I ever saw on a court was

When I was doing a girls varsity game, and a girl's Mother came out of the stands to complain about a call. She got removed from the building of course.

20. The toughest call for me in basketball is:

Giving T's always at the right time.

Originally posted by Talkinhoopsy'all [/i]
OK sports fans over the summer I went to a mini-clinc and one of the officials handed out a paper with a bunch of questions that gave you a little insight about yourself and others, after we filled them out we passed them to our neighbor and read them allowed it was definelty an ice breaker and told us things about ourselves and others who we thought we knew pretty well, I won't give them all but here are a few...try them you may find out some interesting things.

1. How long have you officiated hoops
5 years.

2. Most rewarding experience
All the officials I have worked with that were good

3. Toughest game: rivalry, state-semi, or loser out
Loser out definitely.

4. A good partner is:
One that can carry me if necessary.

5. Worse place to dress is
Where there is no bathroom and your partner is of the opposite sex.

6. Best advice received from coach, player, fan?

Call the game.

7. If I could change one basketball rule it would be:


8. Who makes the best shoes, bag, whistle:
Shoes: New Balance, Bag: Who cares, they are all good. Whistle, is there any question

9. Least favorite place to officiate.
Where I ejected that coach last week.

10. Worse time to kick a call is
In the final minute of a close game.

11. Slowest dresser is

12. Fans are:
uneducated and predictible.

13. What is your pregame ritual?
45 minutes dress. 30 minutes pregame. 15 on the floor.

14. Official scorer's can:


15. Best place to eat after game is:
At home with a Titonos pizza.

16. Most embarassing moment in a game was
tripping over my own feet.

17. If I could change the uniform I would
not.

18. Most junk in gym bag:
I have ton of stuff. Most would be underwear and T shirts and socks.

19. Strangest thing I ever saw on a court was

20. The toughest call for me in basketball is:
breaking the doubleteam. Which defensive player do I watch?



Gary gave us about 50 questions but I think we can have fun with these, enjoy!!!

[Edited by Tim Roden on Dec 24th, 2001 at 05:52 PM]

1. How long have you officiated hoops:
24th season

2. Most rewarding experience:
officiating with my son

3. Toughest game: rivalry, state-semi, or loser out:
calling a rec league game when my son was in 8th grade and he was on one of the teams and both teams were 9-0 going into what was their final game of the season

4. A good partner is:
Dave (plus, of course, my son Josh)

5. Worse place to dress is:
on the court

6. Best advice received from coach, player, fan?
it's wrong to use "best advice" and "coach, player, fan" in the same sentence

7. If I could change one basketball rule it would be:
including possession on the penalty for a technical foul

8. Who makes the best shoes, bag, whistle:
shoes - Nike, bag - Wilson, whistle - Fox, of course, is there any other?

9. Least favorite place to officiate:
the old, old, old gym in Banks, Oregon

10. Worse time to kick a call is:
dunno - never kicked one

11. Slowest dresser is:
my wife

12. Fans are:
even dumber than the howler monkeys

13. What is your pregame ritual?
lots of tranquilizers

14. Official scorer's can:
learn better when to buzz

15. Best place to eat after game is:
my house - the price is right

16. Most embarassing moment in a game was:
dunno - I've never been embarrassed in my entire life (true)

17. If I could change the uniform I would:
go to NBA style shirts

18. Most junk in gym bag:
rule book - I really don't need it with me

19. Strangest thing I ever saw on a court was:
Bobby Knight sitting down

20. The toughest call for me in basketball is:
over the back, wait - maybe it's the reach, wait - maybe it's 3 seconds during shots, wait - maybe it's all of the above