Coaches don't know the rules?

[Coach Bill]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Have you ever gotten any call changed?

Rarely, but yes. Occasionally at my request someone's partner will talk him into going with an inadvertent whistle. For example, blowing the play dead on the ball hitting the side or top of the backboard.

[zm1283]

Had a GJH coach become pretty upset at my partner earlier this season for making this call. Team A had control in the frontcourt, B knocks it away, it hits A1 on the leg and A1 goes back and picks it up in the BC. He just couldn't understand why it was a BC violation.

I had one last night in a boys freshman game where Team A, who was in team control in the FC, got the ball knocked away by someone from B. A2 catches the ball on his butt in the FC and passes to A3 in the BC. I call it and their coach protests briefly until he figures out pretty quickly what happened.

[Ignats75]

The only coaches T for misbehavior I have given this year was over this play. He kept arguing that they didn't have control. I explained that his team still had team control. He then told me I didn't know what I was talking about, so I said we are done discussing it and walked away. :30 later he wanted an explanation for a no call by my partner. Since I was by the bench, I explained what I saw and what I thought happened and he said "You still don't know what you're talking about."

WHACK!

[Mark Padgett]

The only thing I don't understand about this topic is why there's a question mark at the end of the title of this thread. It's a statement, not a question.

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

The only thing I don't understand about this topic is why there's a question mark at the end of the title of this thread. It's a statement, not a question.

OP dropped the "Are there any".

[chartrusepengui]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

OP dropped the "Are there any".

And then forget a period and add exclamtion !!!!!!!!!!!

[CMHCoachNRef]

Originally Posted by Ignats75

The only coaches T for misbehavior I have given this year was over this play. He kept arguing that they didn't have control. I explained that his team still had team control. He then told me I didn't know what I was talking about, so I said we are done discussing it and walked away. :30 later he wanted an explanation for a no call by my partner. Since I was by the bench, I explained what I saw and what I thought happened and he said "You still don't know what you're talking about."

WHACK!

Ignats75,
You were right to Whack, BUT once again, the call ALMOST ALWAYS (Coach Bill and I would be in the 10% or less of coaches who know/knew this rule) generates heartache.

On the topic of getting calls reversed, typically, the only time I would get calls overturned would be if EITHER the officials made a ruling error (counting a basket while calling a player control foul, for example) OR on a ball tipped out of bounds (if I thought that the official's partner had a good view, I would ask the calling official if he would be willing to ask for help).

I had more than one FTLT NOT called, but I would only mention FTLT. If they didn't know what I was talking about, I knew there was no chance of the officials getting the call right.

[Bryant5493]

A little off-topic, but anyway... yesterday, I was keeping the score clock for a youth basketball game. The head coach of the home team asked me a question (or made a comment). He said that since the "bonus" light was on the guest side, that meant his team (the home team) should be shooting the one-and-one. I said to myself, "What?" Then I explained to him that if his team were in the one-and-one, the "bonus" light would be on on his side of the scoreboard, not the guest's side.


Be well,

Bryant

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Bryant5493

I explained to him that if his team were in the one-and-one, the "bonus" light would be on on his side of the scoreboard, not the guest's side.

Here in the Constitution State, prep schools wear dark colored jerseys for home games, and white jerseys for road games. I only do a few prep school games each season, and I've been fooled by a guest/home/bonus/scoreboard more than once. Now if I could only find my keys?

[Bryant5493]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Here in the Constitution State, prep schools wear dark colored jerseys for home games, and white jerseys for road games. I only do a few prep school games each season, and I've been fooled by a guest/home/bonus/scoreboard more than once. Now if I could only find my keys?

Okay, that's understandable. But at the gym where this game was played, there are signs (two for each team) above each bench that read, "Home - White/Light" and "Guest - Black/Dark."

He always has a complaint about something.


Be well,

Bryant

P.S. lol, about the keys part.