Misunderstood Rules

[tomegun]

How about continuation? Coaches, fans, and a lot of officials don't understand it. Sure, in an educational setting many officials will say they understand, but will then go out and call a continuation play "on the floor."

The correct penalty for slapping the backboard without making a legit block attempt. How many people see officials count the basket?

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by tomegun

The correct penalty for slapping the backboard without making a legit block attempt. How many people see officials count the basket?

I do not see many officials do this. Maybe this is one of these things where most I have seen know the rule. The last time I saw this called like that was at a summer league probably over 10 years ago. That does not mean that officials are not kicking this, but I just have not seen it. Maybe our associations are doing a good job to teach this rule and it would be unacceptable to call anything else.

Peace

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by tomegun

How about continuation? Coaches, fans, and a lot of officials don't understand it. Sure, in an educational setting many officials will say they understand, but will then go out and call a continuation play "on the floor."

The correct penalty for slapping the backboard without making a legit block attempt. How many people see officials count the basket?

I still know officials who argue about this.

[APG]

Originally Posted by tomegun

How about continuation? Coaches, fans, and a lot of officials don't understand it. Sure, in an educational setting many officials will say they understand, but will then go out and call a continuation play "on the floor."

The correct penalty for slapping the backboard without making a legit block attempt. How many people see officials count the basket?

+1

"This ain't the NBA," is a line I've heard often whenever a coach/official disagree with a continuation play. It's also especially difficult whenever one calls a continuation play at one end of the court, and your partner(s) is/are saying "on the floor" on the other end.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by AllPurposeGamer

+1

"This ain't the NBA," is a line I've heard often whenever a coach/official disagree with a continuation play. It's also especially difficult whenever one calls a continuation play at one end of the court, and your partner(s) is/are saying "on the floor" on the other end.

I tell them, "The rule is practically the same." Which from my understanding it is and that usually shuts them up on the spot.

Peace

[APG]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I tell them, "The rule is practically the same." Which from my understanding it is and that usually shuts them up on the spot.

Peace

I'll use that line on a coach. Either that or I'll quote the rule and that will quiet the coach. Can't argue with a rule they don't understand!

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I tell them, "The rule is practically the same." Which from my understanding it is and that usually shuts them up on the spot.

Peace

Originally Posted by AllPurposeGamer

I'll use that line on a coach. Either that or I'll quote the rule and that will quiet the coach. Can't argue with a rule they don't understand!

I did use that line on a coach once and he sarcastically repeated it to my partner.

[tomegun]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I tell them, "The rule is practically the same." Which from my understanding it is and that usually shuts them up on the spot.

Peace

As far as I know it is too. Now if we could just get officials at the high school and college level to apply it consistently...