Coast to Coast Referee School

[Old School]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Well, somebody has to ask, and I got tired of waiting. Iow, it might as well be me......

1)What is "NBA right"?
2)What is "NCAA right"?
3) What is the big difference?

You will have to go to an NBA camp to find out JR. What I can share is NBA wants you more out on the court in the Trail position, NCAA feels differently. New term for you JR, "Pinch the paint" ever hear of that? NCAA don't want you refereeing in the paint. Some of the things I agree with from the NBA prospective. It's like they took the NCAA code and expanded on it, really go into details on a lot of it and most of it is good, however, it is not what they want of you from a NCAA propsective. Just about everything I learn and used from NBA camp I get called on in NCAA camp, imho. And last and perhaps the most important is the habits. You get into a NBA habit of doing things and it's hard to break going back into NCAA.

[btaylor64]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Well, somebody has to ask, and I got tired of waiting. Iow, it might as well be me......

1)What is "NBA right"?
2)What is "NCAA right"?
3) What is the big difference?

1) block/charge play on one end where it's bang bang and the player gets perpendicular to the offensive player's path and takes it in the torso(OFFENSIVE FOUL). Go the other way and we have a similar type bang bang play, but the defender is not perpendicular to offensive player's path(BLOCK). IOW, they are all about getting plays right.

2) Same as above, except you have a charge at both ends. Getting one right and one wrong. That's getting 50% of your plays right. IMO this is not a good thought process to have. Yes I think you should understand what plays you have had at each end but you should let each play stand on its own merit.