Level of supervision and potential risks

[Woman-no-name]

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

[mbyron]

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

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Woman-no-name

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

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.

Welcome to the forum.

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by Woman-no-name

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

You would probably break a nail.

[just another ref]

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.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by just another ref

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.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Some have said the Kool-Aid is spiked in here.

But only on the volleyball forum.

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by just another ref

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.

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.

[Scrapper1]

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.

[Dan_ref]

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

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

Wow, you guys were a little edgy last night.

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!!

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

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?

That's funny right there!

[ChrisSportsFan]

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".

[Adam]

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."

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

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"?

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

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!!

C'mon, be nice.

Her UID is not nearly as stupid as Scrapper1.