calling it but dealing with the annoyances afterwards

[DonInKansas]

Originally Posted by mutantducky

I haven't been a ref long and I've been told about how stay away from calling three seconds unless there is an advantage or the player is just camping out there. Palming is another and I give warnings especially when there isn't a defender nearby. I do call it after warnings and whenever it creates an advantage. You can ignore some 3 seconds here and there if they are not egregious but palming is one to be careful on because you don't want to be so strict on it especially at the Frosh and JV level but if you do call some there is a thin line in what to call and what to ignore. The thing that really annoys me is bam, hardly hear anything about these two calls from the fans and coaches but once you call them they start shouting for it and expecting it everytime.
last game, Coach said" when that player moved across the lane he was in the key for three seconds" I just rolled my eyes because the ball wasn't even near him and he was moving the whole time. Or worse fans yelling for three seconds when the ball isn't in the frontcourt; at least coaches haven't done that...yet. I try to stay consistent and ignore the fans and coaches off course.


anyways time to have some fun doing whatever- so Happy New Year

Fans/coaches are going to gripe regardless. Make the kids play the game by the rules. They're high schoolers, not 3rd graders.