Summer Ball - all this fun and I get paid too?

[MathReferee]

Originally Posted by Smitty

Why?

Had one last night where A1 drives to the basket, B1 blocks the shot, no contact whatsoever, but as B2 recovers the ball and they head the other way, A1 turns to me and says, "You gotta call something!!" WHACK! Team A coach says, "How can you T him up for that, that was the first thing he has said all game?" This made me smile on the inside.

Point being, I put up with zero comments like this from players during summer ball. Just because their HS coach isn't there is no excuse for them to act disrespectful. I may not have T'd him if there was some contact that I deemed incidental, or if it wasn't specifically directed at me and said a little more quietly. As with the "And 1" stuff, you just cannot ignore it. Say something to nip it, or take care of it.

[Smitty]

Originally Posted by AustinRef

As with the "And 1" stuff, you just cannot ignore it.

I can and I do. I've never had it get to the point where I had to say anything. Shrug.

[DLH17]

Originally Posted by Smitty

I can and I do. I've never had it get to the point where I had to say anything. Shrug.

same here...it's really no big deal

[bainsey]

Sometimes, what you ignore comes across as what you condone.

[Smitty]

Originally Posted by bainsey

Sometimes, what you ignore comes across as what you condone.

One could also say that if you go looking for trouble, you will likely find it. We can discuss fortune cookie sayings all day long. I just don't see a kid shouting "And 1" as a technical foul.

[Jurassic Referee]

Every official sets their own personal limits as to what they will take and let go. As with everything else we do, the key is to be consistent. If the players and coaches know what they can do or not do during a game, they have no valid complaints at all if they get nailed for crossing an official's line. It's up to the coaches and player to adjust to the individual official's standards when it comes to sportsmanship-related situations, not vice-versa.

And there's different ways to control a game also while getting the same result. If the journey ends well, who cares how you got there. I was always on the hard-azz side of the spectrum but if someone at the other end still had the game under control and being played fairly with minimal displays of boolsh!t, who can say for sure that my way was really better?

JMO.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

who can say for sure that my way was really better?

I don't even know who you are anymore.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

I don't even know who you are anymore.

Why?

I'm not talking about the no-brainer(to me) "T"s like swearing, throwing the ball away, bouncing it up to the rafters, Italian salutes, pulling a jersey over a face, putting on an elaborate show, etc. With those, you better take care of bidness. I'm talking about the annoying little crap like what's being discussed in this particular thread. There's a heckuva difference there imo.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Why?

I'm not talking about the no-brainer(to me) "T"s like swearing, throwing the ball away, bouncing it up to the rafters, Italian salutes, pulling a jersey over a face, putting on an elaborate show, etc. With those, you better take care of bidness. I'm talking about the annoying little crap like what's being discussed in this particular thread. There's a heckuva difference there imo.

Nah, I agree with you. But you're nothing like your caricature.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Every official sets their own personal limits as to what they will take and let go.

Which is why, before a game when a coach asks, "How are you?", my answer is always "Cranky". Gives them a heads up.