The Toughest Calls in Basketball

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by CoachP

Seriously, as a coach, I struggle with preparing the kids to adapt to the way the next crew calls a game as compared to the previous crew. We know we have to, but it doesn't make it easy.

Don't you think that it's really only going to take you and your players a few minutes into a game though to find out what to expect from that day's crew?

That's been my observation over the years. Most experienced, competent coaches and their players figure out pretty quickly what they can do and not do in any particular game. Again, jmo but I think that the biggest problem isn't the crew's competency. It's whether they're consistent or not in their play calling. You can adjust to poor officiating also if they're poor consistently.

[CoachP]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Don't you think that it's really only going to take you and your players a few minutes into a game though to find out what to expect from that day's crew?

Yeah....sometimes that's all it takes, and admittedly, those are a tough few minutes for me.

[lmeadski]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

It's whether they're consistent or not in their play calling.

You've hit the nail on the head JR. Consistently, whether good or bad, can be dealt with. Its the inconsistent calling that drives everyone, fans...players...coaches...and refs, crazy.