Level of supervision and potential risks
 

What are the potential risks involved in basketball and what level of supervision is required?

Please post your question in the "risk management" section of the forum.

Well, if you're an NBA official and you get caught betting on your games and you turn state's evidence and you go into the witness protection program and the mob is after you, there can be a slight risk. The level of supervision varies, from wearing an ankle bracelet to having an agent sleep in your house.

I hope this answered your question. :cool:

Welcome to the forum.

You would probably break a nail.

This is a basketball forum, just like the place they used to discuss basketball in ancient Rome, I guess? We have an administrator and a moderator to provide supervision. Even so, there is potential risk of getting ones feelings hurt.

Of course, the more Kool-Aid you drink, the more likely you are to get your feelings hurt. Some have said the Kool-Aid is spiked in here. Okay, when I type "some have," I misspell "one has."
A wise man once said, "Kool-Aid? What Kool-Aid?"
Okay, he was actually heard muttering this to himself as he put the flask back into his coat liner.

There is always potential to get your feelings hurt when you post on an Internet discussion board. That's especially true when you post on a board without researching the forum theme prior to posting.

BTW, do you have the web address to the forum the Ancient Romans used? Here I thought James Naismith invented basketball. I'd really love to get the insight of those Romans....unless of course, they invented FEEBLE as well.

But only on the volleyball forum. ;)

Wow, you guys were a little edgy last night.

Ms. No-name, first of all, you received a rather unhelpful reception because this is a forum for referees. We generally talk about rules and situations within games that happen to us. We don't usually spend a lot of time thinking about the questions that you asked.

Second, you questions are a little vague. I'm guessing that you're asking about the risks to your child in playing organized basketball. The risks are similar to any organized athletic activity. There's the chance for twisted ankles and knees, I've seen a chipped tooth, cuts and bumps and bruises. Sometimes, very rarely, these injuries can be severe.

The level of supervision varies widely, depending on the organization that sponsors the games. Sometimes only one adult is available to supervise at games and practices. In a high school setting, there are usually at least two coaches supervising.

Yeah, without apologizing for what others wrote or did not write I'll agree the question is too vague.

You mean as a referee or a player? As a referee it can be extremely dangerous. As a player, it’s piece of cake. :p

Just curious - do you live on a ranch with a Horse With No Name? If so, how do you call him to come to you? I've always wondered that. :p

BTW - I once worked with a guy who named his dog "Go Away". When called ("Come here, Go Away"), it got very confused.

Meds, Padgett...go take your meds. Quickly!!:p

My mother, who was a professional dog trainer, always wanted to name a dog Dammit. Can you imagine? "Come, Dammit! Sit, Dammit!" :D

This reminds me of one time.....
 

More and more of my communications begin with this phrase. Many years ago, at some kind of little kids game, (jr. high or lower, not sure) there was a pretty good train wreck out on the court. A foul was called, nobody was hurt, everything was ok........ until a lady stood up and yelled, "Come on, ref, we don't want to come out here and watch our boys get hurt!!"

I was tempted to remark, "Ma'am, the thing to do would be to take your boys home and let them sit on the couch and watch tv. The potential risk would be much less."

Many years ago, we got a Dalmatian puppy and let my son, who was nine at the time, name it. He named it "Firedog", but called it "Fire" for short. The neighbors would get really nervous when we yelled for the dog. :D

I've always wanted to name a dog Askum. That way when people ask you what your dogs name is, you can say.... Askum

Perhaps that's because she came to a forum for referees with questions that were vague and a username almost as stupid as Scrapper1. WOOF!! :D

That's funny right there! http://www.runemasterstudios.com/gra...images/lol.gif

I know a guy who named his dog Thit. His dog runs off quite a bit and it's pretty funny walking his neighborhood hollering for "Thit".

When my aunt got divorced about 10 years ago, she moved back in with my grandmother. She brought her dog with her, "Puss Puss." Grandma refused to stand on the porch yelling, "Puss Puss!" Therefore, the dog's name was suddenly changed to "Chester."

Did she also bring her two cats, "Rover Rover" and "Fido Fido"? :confused:

C'mon, be nice.

Her UID is not nearly as stupid as Scrapper1.

re:names
 

dog? The hell with the dog!!, I thought my name was shut-up, up to I was thirteen.












"If you always do,what you always did,you`ll always get, what you always got."

Once I stuck my finger in an electrical socket and my parents told me I was grounded. http://www.runemasterstudios.com/gra...s/rolleyes.gif

I can't decide whether that's funny or offensive. Guess that makes me neutral.

Well, that's shocking.....

He had no other outlets

First time I read this, I couldn't figure out why we were discussing my IUD. :confused:

Think Ms. No-name ever came back?

I was hoping that my post did the trick. :D

You use an IUD?

Boy - that explains a lot.

I wonder if Smitty makes a lanyard for that? ;)

If they do, they'd better make it out some material that doesn't corrode. Or rust. Kevlar might do it. Might.....

Or maybe plutonium!


http://www.gamersinfo.net/out/avatar/10_plutonium.jpg

A "glow in the dark" IUD.......

Shudder...........

That coulda been a great horror movie from back in the 50's----<i><b>"The Attack Of The 50 Foot, Radioactive IUD From Outer Space"</b></i>! :eek:

If you break both of your legs, don't come running to me.

Has its advantages, though. Makes it real easy to check if a partner is on b/c or not.

Starring Jon Diebler. (yes - that's really him)

http://www.maxpreps.com/FanPages/Ima...5869f2b610.jpg

Using the non-gender-discrimination term "partner" because either gender is equally likely to....

:eek: :eek: http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/wu...smiley-020.gif

never mind...

:| i asked question about basketball not about your dogs...cats...etc..

Thanks Scrapper1, im not asking about my child playing basketball coz i have no children:) i asked this question coz i need this for school..

supervision
 

True, and we'd be glad to answer your questions from our officiating perspective, but as we pointed out several times, we weren't sure what you were asking. Go back to the first three or four responses, see what we said, and then come back and ask your question again. YOu'll get helpful responses if you ask your question in a way we can answer.

I have to research one sport...and i choose basketball...so i have to answer on questions...What level of supervision is required in basketball and what potential risks are involved

For basketball there is no supervision required, no risks involved.

Maybe you should try the baseball forum?

ah ok..thx;D

Let me guess -- you are working on a paper and want others to do the work for you, right?

Yes, my judgment is that good.

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