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What do you think?
I'm in lead. The ball goes up, comes down on the other side of the basket. Two players go for it. Blue player, behind, white player in front. at blue's basket. Left arm of blue has such violent action on white player that headband goes flying. I blow whistle on foul as blue attempts a shot. (This all takes during the first half. So blue coach does not, cannot see foul.) I point to where the ball comes in, say white takes ball in.
I report the foul on the blue player. Blue coach is understandably upset as he could not have seen the foul. I turn to him and tell him, "Coach, foul was on the rebound, your player fouled the white player....." Suddenly one of my partners is blowing his whistle, says, "Ball is on the ground, lets go!" During halftime, he tells me that is all I should have said to the coach. He said that we shouldn't be saying too much to the coach, just tell him the ball is on the ground and go. He said the other coach was getting pissed off. I agree that we shouldn't be saying too much to the coach. And maybe I what I said was too much. But I do think that just as we have to live and die with our own calls, I should not have been interrupted like that. I really feel he was out of line and undermined my authority. I'm interested in your opinions. Rita |
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Actually, he may have felt that he was supporting you and backing you up.
Some people are very sensitive, perhaps too much so, to what their partner does or does not do on the court. Just worry about yourself. If you are happy with what you called and what you said to the coach, then don't worry about anything else. |
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Let me guess...partner was a 30+ year guy who's seen it all and done it all? From what you've posted, I'd say there was definitely a lack of respect. Who's to say your method wasn't better game management??? You were right to confront him at the half. Some guys are just thick and set in their ways.
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I was just wondering, I'd answer this question, too, and I'd be a bit miffed at a partner who cut me off at the knees while doing so. Does your association not want you answering questions? If that's the case, then I guess you're in Rome.
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So...everyone gets a 55, because anything above that is an illegal number?
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The lowest and highest are thrown out and the rest are averaged. Rita |
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I've been officiating for 11 years now. I'd like to think I've developed a good sense of game management. If a coach is asking a reasonable question, he should get a reasonable answer. And I couldn't care less if this is pissing off the other coach. (My partner's excuse.) He'll get the same when it's his turn. (Especially when the call is in his favor!) Rita |
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It would be interesting to know what your partner thought he was accomplishing, and why he thought that was more important than letting you take care of your own business. But just from your side of the story, I'd be pretty angry at the guy.
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Noway should he have cut you off at the knees like that. If he had an issue with how you handled the sitch, discuss it at halftime. Based on what you said in a later post, IMO he was showing you up and "pulling rank". Unacceptable. You're not a "newbie". You have 11 years experience. You've earned the right to handle things the way you think best. Of course we all strive to learn and work to become better officials each and every game. Advice/comments/constructive criticism from our partners or other officials watching the game is part of that ongoing process. You just don't do it the way your P did. |
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That said, given his question, perhaps it implies that you could have been more communicative at the spot of the foul (wave off the shot, use the voice, "before the shot, on the rebound, foul on blue xx") |
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