Good officiating?

[JoeTheRef]

Originally Posted by biz

As a coach, I'm looking for two things from the officials....a strong knowledge of the rules (unfortunately, brother and sister officials, this one is lacking far too often) and Consistency.

I understand, as an official, that there are many shades of gray in officiating basketball, and all I try for as an official is to be consistent from the tip to the final horn and that's all I ask for from the officials who call the games I coach in.

IMO, if coaches knew half the rules of the game, then they would realize that the officials know more than they think we know.

[crazy voyager]

My excperience is that coaches think you're a good official when you communicate with them and explain.
I once called a game in wich we had the dreaded Blarge (I was trail with the charge and L had the block).
I was 100% sure of it and he didn't have the best angle so we went with my call. Coach said
"but how did she manage to get both feet on the floor to draw a charge?"
Me: "she doesn't have to"
"coach":...
me:" I'll explain it to you after the game ok?"
He was fine with that, after the game I explained the principle of maintaining a legal gaurding position to him and the fact that a player doesn't even need one foot on the floor in order to take a charge.
My evaluator (who apperently was a friend of the coach) just smiled when I told him...
That coach liked me and I liked to call his game becuse we came along.
The coaches I don't like and the ones that don't like me are usually the ones who either have a bad day (or if I have a bad day) or the ones that arn't intrested in getting along.

But then there are offcourse other aspects, but I think communication is often underestimated...