Individual Mechanics Question

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

Without turning your back on the players. You still have dead ball officiating responsibilities.

Indeed. In that college game where a player got nailed for a player control foul and then stepped on his opponent's head, the official turned his back on the play while signaling the foul. He turned around just in time to see the assault.

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Indeed. In that college game where a player got nailed for a player control foul and then stepped on his opponent's head, the official turned his back on the play while signaling the foul. He turned around just in time to see the assault.

This is why I find it less necessary to "sell calls" in this manner. The CO on that play turned his body to punch the other way. Yes, it helped in the selling of the ball, but it also removed his attention away from the play for a split second. His better judgment prevailed, which is good.

[zm1283]

I always do my five second inbounds count with my hand closest to the thrower and chop the clock with my outside hand. This usually means I do the 10 second count with my outside hand, assuming we're inbounding on the baseline. This makes me switch hands when switching counts.

I start a closely guarded count with one hand and always switch when the player picks up the dribble or starts the dribble.

I've gotten to be ambidextrous on everything except fouls. I can count with either hand, chop the clock with either hand, and stop the clock with an open hand with either hand, but for some reason I can only use my right arm for fouls. I'm going to make it a point the rest of the season to start using my left arm for fouls also.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Indeed. In that college game where a player got nailed for a player control foul and then stepped on his opponent's head, the official turned his back on the play while signaling the foul. He turned around just in time to see the assault.

It's debatable whether he observed the stomping or simply the reaction to it and the aftermath. Of course, at that level it doesn't matter because they can go look at the video replay.

At the HS level we do not have that luxury.