Newbie has his first HS games

dsqrddgd909 · #1 (**permalink**) Sun Sep 20, 2009, 08:14pm

Girl's high school rec league -

blew one call...anticipating and calling a kicked ball that never happened

lots of contact - I called my first intentional.

Question on traveling - my rule book is at work. Player jumps to receive pass, twists to make mid air pass, changes mind and falls to floor on hips/side after very minor contact. Partner had traveling. Right or wrong?

grunewar · #2 (**permalink**) Sun Sep 20, 2009, 08:39pm

4.44.5 SITUATION A: Is it traveling if A1 falls to the floor: (a) while holding the
ball; or (b) after being airborne to catch a pass or control a rebound? RULING:
Yes in both (a) and (b).

dsqrddgd909 · #3 (**permalink**) Mon Sep 21, 2009, 06:25am

Thanks.

grunewar · #4 (**permalink**) Mon Sep 21, 2009, 06:36am

and congrats on your first Varsity game!

mick · #5 (**permalink**) Mon Sep 21, 2009, 08:42am

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Originally Posted by grunewar

and congrats on your first Varsity game!

Michigan High School Athletic Association season for MHSAA members starts:

Girls 1st contest : 11/30/09
Boys 1st contest: 12/07/09

Perhaps non-member schools are playing in the Fall.
CoachP may know.

grunewar · #6 (**permalink**) Mon Sep 21, 2009, 08:48am

Mick - he said it's a "Rec League", and I guess he's happy to be working that level (as am I when I get the chance).

We have a "V" Rec League going on right now too where our training committee uses it to train our junior and less experienced officials for the upcoming season. About 1/3 to 1/2 the players are actual V players as many of the V players also play football. Good experience and training that's for sure!

mick · #7 (**permalink**) Mon Sep 21, 2009, 08:56am

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Originally Posted by grunewar

Mick - he said it's a "Rec League", and I guess he's happy to be working that level (as am I when I get the chance).

We have a "V" Rec League going on right now too where our training committee uses it to train our junior and less experienced officials for the upcoming season. About 1/3 to 1/2 the players are actual V players as many of the V players also play football. Good experience and training that's for sure!

I think you are fortunate to have that type of league available.
It sounds like a real fine means to hone the edge.

dsqrddgd909 · #8 (**permalink**) Mon Sep 21, 2009, 08:56am

Quote:

Originally Posted by mick

Michigan High School Athletic Association season for MHSAA members starts:

Girls 1st contest : 11/30/09
Boys 1st contest: 12/07/09

Perhaps non-member schools are playing in the Fall.
CoachP may know.

Mick, Grunewar corrected my error. It's a rec league for JV and Varsity area girl teams. I guess I was so excited that I did not clarify. I did not mean to to overstate the level of the games.

mick · #9 (**permalink**) Mon Sep 21, 2009, 09:02am

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Originally Posted by dsqrddgd909

Mick, Grunewar corrected my error. It's a rec league for JV and Varsity area girl teams. I guess I was so excited that I did not clarify. I did not mean to to overstate the level of the games.

You're very lucky to be on the hardwood during this time of year.
U.P. here, we have the Girls' middle school season underway.

In your Rec league, do you have a chance to work on any three-whistle mechanics?

dsqrddgd909 · #10 (**permalink**) Mon Sep 21, 2009, 09:07am

No. I wish I could though.

It seems like many of the subvarsity games I have attended here in SE Michigan (Class C and D) are 2 whistle.

grunewar · #11 (**permalink**) Mon Sep 21, 2009, 09:16am

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Originally Posted by mick

In your Rec league, do you have a chance to work on any three-whistle mechanics?

That's exactly what I like about what our Association is doing. I've work mostly two-whistle during the regular seasons to date. But during this Summer and now Fall V Rec Leagues we are working three-whistle with evaluators.

Been a great learning experience for me. Our feedback is constructive, immediate and we openly discuss what we saw, what they saw......or what we didn't see but should have.

CoachP · #12 (**permalink**) Mon Sep 21, 2009, 10:56am

Quote:

Originally Posted by mick

Michigan High School Athletic Association season for MHSAA members starts:

Girls 1st contest : 11/30/09
Boys 1st contest: 12/07/09

Perhaps non-member schools are playing in the Fall.
CoachP may know.

The first year (and last year), there were still some middle schools that did not make the switch.

dsqrddgd909 · #13 (**permalink**) Mon Sep 21, 2009, 11:35am

I have fall games for private K-8 schools that did not make the switch.

CoachP · #14 (**permalink**) Mon Sep 21, 2009, 12:32pm

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Originally Posted by dsqrddgd909

I have fall games for private K-8 schools that did make the switch.

If they DID make the switch, how do they have Fall games?

IowaMike · #15 (**permalink**) Mon Sep 21, 2009, 12:33pm

There isn't a middle school in my area where it is anything but two whistle. Same goes for Freshman or Soph games, always two whistle unless the same officials are working both the soph and varsity game, which is common at smaller schools, then both games are three officials. To my knowledge, just about every varsity game in Iowa is three whistle now. It's tough when you get your first varsity games because you have little to no experience working three person. Of course once you get used to it, it is tough to go back and work two person.

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