Legally Equipped? Why Do We Ask?

[Kingsman1288]

Originally Posted by chseagle

So what if that parent gets overly irate at you for not allowing their child to play? (comes out of the stands & gets in face or raises such a ruckus play has to be suspended).

So officials are now supposed to answer questions/comments/concerns from the stands on why little Johnny/Sally didn't get to play? That's the coaches job, not ours. Or did I miss that POE this year? If they do decide to do something that dumb, it's bye-bye for them.

While you may think you're being helpful, IMO you're being an annoyance by overstepping your duties. Let us do our job, and you do yours. If you're so concerned with everything else, step out on the floor and put on the stripes and a whistle. I would be more than happy to work a game with you.

[chseagle]

Originally Posted by Kingsman1288

So officials are now supposed to answer questions/comments/concerns from the stands on why little Johnny/Sally didn't get to play? That's the coaches job, not ours. Or did I miss that POE this year? If they do decide to do something that dumb, it's bye-bye for them.

While you may think you're being helpful, IMO you're being an annoyance by overstepping your duties. Let us do our job, and you do yours. If you're so concerned with everything else, step out on the floor and put on the stripes and a whistle. I would be more than happy to work a game with you.

I would love to be a floor official, however thanks to an incident last January I am unable to physically do the duties required.

The times I have assisted on situations like with the bobbie pins I have been thanked by the floor officials. These happenings are few & far between, on average maybe only once a season. Majority of the time for me, it's telling the scorer & visiting book that they need to be impartial or that they need to pay more attention to the game than talking to their friends.

[ref2coach]

Personally I would appreciate the help. In my other primary sport we often ask the people at the "table" to look for illegal equipment and jersey tuck when the player approaches and tells them the number of the player they are replacing. For me it prevents delay, I always check the incoming player, should they be illegally or improperly equipped, I have to take the time to disallow the substitution. When I delegate to the table to "pre-screen" the players I have fewer delays and less "perturbed" players and coaches from disallowing the sub.