Mass High School Tourney problems

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by BayStateRef

Clock awareness in the final seconds matters. So does peeking at the coach to see if she wants a time out.

As Jurassic Referee said in his post "With under 5 seconds to go and a possible scoring play in progress, the last thing in the world that an official should be doing imo is peeking at a coach to see if he/she wants a TO." I agree, but BayStateRef makes two good points worth noting. Clock awareness in the last few seconds of a game is very important. Also, there are times when experienced officials know that they have to be ready to "take a peek at the coach", for example, after the opposing team has gone on a 8-0 run, after the opposing team has made a few steals in a row after switching to a press, after a score by their team near the end of a close game, etc.

Rookie officials should take note.