Oh man

[Rita C]

Men's rec league. I'm designated to toss ball. I head toward circle when I see who's jumping. Both jumpers were 6 foot lots. I had to decide how high they could jump and how much more impetous than usual I needed to give the ball. (I'm 5'2")

And how to keep from getting hurt when they came down again on my head.

Rita

[grunewar]

And I take it you were successful?

[Mark Padgett]

And did they refer to you as "Ref" or "Baby"?

[Rita C]

Originally Posted by grunewar

And I take it you were successful?

I was!

I do drop my whistle before the toss. But they did come down on my head.

And Mark, that would be Refbaby maam.

Rita

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by Rita C

And Mark, that would be Refbaby maam.

Did you ask them to say it that way, or was it a spontaneous formulation?

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Rita C

And Mark, that would be Refbaby maam.

Rita

Is that because you looked like this?

[BillyMac]

Earlier this week, on an out of bounds call on the baseline, with me as the lead, not realizing how close I was to the wall, I blew the whistle, made the stop clock signal, called out the color, and indicated the direction, jamming my fingers into the wall. My fingers hurt for the rest of the game, and when I got out of bed the next morning.

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by Rita C

Men's rec league. I'm designated to toss ball. I head toward circle when I see who's jumping. Both jumpers were 6 foot lots. I had to decide how high they could jump and how much more impetous than usual I needed to give the ball. (I'm 5'2")

And how to keep from getting hurt when they came down again on my head.

Rita

Throw it as high as you want. They touch it until it comes back down.

[JRutledge]

I try to throw it as high as the rim. Then you "man up" so you can take the hit when it happens.

Seriously, I rarely ever get hit.

Peace

[ChrisSportsFan]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I try to throw it as high as the rim. Then you "man up" so you can take the hit when it happens.

Seriously, I rarely ever get hit.

Peace

In 7 years I think I have only had a couple of slight brushes on the arm when throwing the toss. I do make them give me some room because I give it 1 bounce between the jumpers before going up. Being tall with long arms also helps.

[blindzebra]

From my experience the taller they are the easier and safer it is to toss.

The hardest toss is when there is a big difference in height of the jumpers.

The most dangerous jump is when you have that mis-match and the shorter player winds up to get up there...the older guys do that too, so beware those over 40 leagues.

I have been kicked before...which is why any one-hand tosser should keep the other one down south, Rita that's optional for the ladies.

The worst I have been hit was in a mens league and this guy caught me about 3 inches below my elbow, right on the not-so-funny bone. I had a burning sensation in my middle finger through my pinkie on that hand for 2 days...of course all these guys did was shoot threes all night...try marking a 3 when you have a stinger.

[jdw3018]

Originally Posted by blindzebra

I have been kicked before...which is why any one-hand tosser should keep the other one down south, Rita that's optional for the ladies.

I'm a one-hand tosser - I've never been popped down there, but I'm definitely adding this to my toolbox and implementing it from now on.

You may have just saved me a painful start to a game down the road...

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by blindzebra

The hardest toss is when there is a big difference in height of the jumpers.

I disagree. The hardest toss is the one between two very tall players, when your last game involved tossing between two very short players. Ugh...

[Coltdoggs]

I bet they were nuts over you being the ref....

[MCJB Ump]

Originally Posted by Coltdoggs

I bet they were nuts over you being the ref....

CLASSIC!!!