The Most Misunderstood Basketball Rules
I saw this on the post concerning LGP.
"Officials are on the court to be the only unbiased arbiters of the game. Officials are not concerned with who wins or loses, but only fairness and safety. Everyone else in that gym cares about winning, and therefore cannot look at the game objectively. Players commit fouls and violations; officials view those infractions, judge the action, and then apply the rules of the game to what they had viewed. The rules then determine the penalty." Does this quote only apply to floor officials? According to all I've read, technically the table crew is supposed to be unbiased as well & are only supposed to be there to assist the floor officials with timing, scoring, & other duties as described in rules/regulations set forth by all governing bodies. |
Fair And Balanced ???
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I can sympathize with them, however as I have been told before the table crew is supposed to be impartial & are part of the officiating crew. As such, any emotions/outbursts shown by those at the table need to be subdued until away from the table. Of course I realize there are others that don't agree with my thoughts or my way of dealing with things. However, as of yet I have not been asked to cease how I do things nor asked to be replaced. |
As I tell coaches - "There's only two people in the gym who don't care who wins - my and my partner. We only care about one thing, that at the end of regulation time, one team has at least one point more than the other."
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We do have a few schools where our Association provides the clock op - in uniform. Of course, I still refer to them as the "clock op," but others (ahem) may refer to them as a "non-floor official." ;) They are certainly part of "the team" AND unbiased. |
Have any of you ever gone to the table to ask for help on something other than stuff like how many fouls does this one have? I have been running the clock at games for about 8 years now and I have had a crew come to our table asking for help probably once. That was for an end of half shot, and they came to the table asking if we thought they had gotten the shot off in time.
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Think?
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You either saw it or you didn't. "Yes" or "No." "I think so," is not helpful or a good answer. That's the way I've been taught anyhow. |
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So yes I have asked for assistance, but you have to know the people at the table. |
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Your last statement can go both ways, as it can help the table crew if they know the floor officials. There are a few here that I've built up a comraderie with & we know what is expected of each other as soon as we see the other. Concerning table crews, how many of them have with them a copy of the rules/regulations concerning the duties of the timer &/or scorer? |
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And you, of course. It ain't freaking rocket science. |
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I have read somewhere, like a side-one from the NHFS rules or something like that they are indeed Officials of games. And yes, they are suppose to be unbiased...good luck though.
But in my high school, when I didn't have games to officiate myself, or before I was legally allowed to officiate, I worked the table and I was very professional in how I worked. Made sure I had the horn, informed the refs of getting close to bonus, remaining timeouts, etc. But that's just me. Overall though, they are indeed to be considered Game Officials or some other terminology similar to that. -Luke |
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Unfortunately, majority where I'm a "table official", I'm the only person there who is neutral/unbiased, as I mostly work JV/C-squad games so the other personnel I work with are either students or parents of the schools participating. Actually the few Varsity games I've worked, there were some times where a person would be biased/favored of a team but after a few reminders, they ceased their activities till after the game. Overall though, for me, it's easier to work Varsity than JV/C-Squad cause of the personnel. |
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