Myths of Basketball

[bossref]

I believe that what you are seeking is what I developed in the early 1990s
and that is a one page handout of 25 of the most misunderstood rules.

I ran BOSS Officials in San Diego and when training new officials, I gave them a "packet" that included one page of misconstrued rules in a
concise, brief form.
We decided to give it to all team captains in our mens' leagues as well
as to youth league coaches, and that little bit of education went a long way toward minimizing the complaints by players and coaches.

I was happy to have given it to a gentleman in Connecticut a few years ago, who, along with others on the officials forum board,did a fantastic job of expanding it and providing better clarifications.
**** The original was brief so as to be able to fit on one side of one page.

I think that the new owner of BOSS, Jeff Matuszko, still has prints of the original and it may be found on his newly upgraded (under construction)
website at www.sdboss.com .
His email address is [email protected]

[BillyMac]

From bossref: "I believe that what you are seeking is what I developed in the early 1990s and that is a one page handout of 25 of the most misunderstood rules. I was happy to have given it to a gentleman in Connecticut a few years ago, who, along with others on the officials forum board, did a fantastic job of expanding it and providing better clarifications."

From BillyMac: "Thanks to the following Official Forum Basketball web site members for their contributions in developing this list: bossref, Hartsy, Jurassic Referee, Camron Rust, Mark Padgett, Nevadaref, Mark Dexter, Dan ref, mdray, Jimgolf, elecref, Assignmentmaker, IREFU2, David M, JeffW, Back In The Saddle, and rainmaker.

bossref is correct, when I was asked to compile a list of misunderstood rules, rather than "reinventing the wheel", I decided to look for some preexisting lists on the internet. bossref's list was exactly what I was looking for, and was the prototype for the list that I used back then, and have updated, and posted, on then Forum on a few occassions.

bossref: Much thanks for the original list, and thanks for calling me a "gentleman". I'm sure that some Forum members would disagree with your description of me, but I'll accept it anyway, and by the way (old joke) "there are not many of us left."