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I always figured that, sure, while you have to be on your feet and move, it's probably not as much wear and tear as basketball officiating but wasn't sure on the decision-making. |
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Basketball also has many, many, MANY more "tough" calls game in and game out. Football has relatively few. But the rules can be a bit of a bear, especially if you are the R and hence expected to know them and know all the penalties and enforcements. Heck, just getting the scrimmage kick rules down solid is a challenge that most high school officials never achieve, IMO. |
I think officiating rugby would be cool. :cool:
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I'm new to the area that I started officiating both basketball and baseball starting at the beginning of last year. I had my first chance to work with some baseball umpires in the area last spring who I thought did a great job on the diamond. Then, this last fall, I got to work with a couple of those same guys on the basketball court, and I had a totally different opinion of them after working with them in basketball. I then noticed that it is much easier for mediocre basketball officials to be great baseball officials. Therefore, baseball is easier to officiate, IMO. |
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From the perspective of a thee-year football official, first year basketball official:
I wouldn't say one is necessarily harder then the other, but they are very different experiences. Football has more complex rules, and a lot more players to watch on a given play (especially in undervarsity play when you only have a 2 person or 3 person crew). On the other hand, you usually get around 15 seconds or so of 'down time' between plays, which can help you mentally reset yourself. And in a regular 4- or 5-person crew, you generally know what you're going to be looking for before a play starts. Basketball has relatively simple rules, but requires more snap judgements. your keys change much more rapidly then they do in football, and there's very little downtime. Also, the fans are generally much closer to the action, so they can be more of a distraction if you let them... on the other hand, basketball seems to have more of a 'Hot mom' component then football. I haven't done baseball yet (although I'm starting this spring), so I can't make any comparisons there. |
Lacrosse
I have found lacrosse to be very similar to basketball. Much of the refs role is positioning, body contact, etc. The sticks, helmets and shoulder pads add a ton of fun. Also, parents dont know the rules (at least in my area). Very little banter from the sidelines. I love doing lacrosse and the rules are not complicated, very logical.
The issue with baseball is not calling outs, or even balls and strikes - its the complicated rules on those odd-ball plays like balls thrown into dug outs, interference with the baserunner, etc. To me, many things seemed illogical. Also, you ref a LONG TIME for $60. Softball's game time commitment is less. |
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Hey - I allow that in my games. :p |
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For those who are calling baseball "easy" I challenge you to actually officiate a game.
Granted, there aren't as many calls to make during a game if you're on the bases. But there is a much greater area to cover. Some of the mechanics for positioning and rotations are fairly complex. Also, the rules of baseball aren't an easy read ever. Anyone who says baseball is an "easy" sport to officiate has clearly never tried to read the balk rule. There isn't a section in the 2 basketball books I'm conversant in ( Fed and FIBA) which is screwed up as that. Baseball requires a great deal of mental concentration. You might go 2 innings without a "banger" and then you might have to make 2 calls on the same play. That doesn't really happen in basketball. Also, weather doesn't make nearly as much of an impact in basketball- at least once you get to the gym it doesn't. Easier than basketball- perhaps from time to time but they are apples and oranges and should not be compared. |
For those who are calling baseball "easy" I challenge you to actually officiate a game.
Granted, there aren't as many calls to make during a game if you're on the bases. But there is a much greater area to cover. Some of the mechanics for positioning and rotations are fairly complex. Also, the rules of baseball aren't an easy read ever. Anyone who says baseball is an "easy" sport to officiate has clearly never tried to read the balk rule. There isn't a section in the 2 basketball books I'm conversant in ( Fed and FIBA) which is screwed up as that. Baseball requires a great deal of mental concentration. You might go 2 innings without a "banger" and then you might have to make 2 calls on the same play. That doesn't really happen in basketball. Also, weather doesn't make nearly as much of an impact in basketball- at least once you get to the gym it doesn't. Easier than basketball- perhaps from time to time but they are apples and oranges and should not be compared. |
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