Steve Welmer

[jeschmit]

Originally Posted by AllPurposeGamer

Or anytime a call is "sold".

How about when he bends over and puts his hands on his knees to get a "better look" in the lead position? Or anytime he leans?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by jeschmit

How about when he bends over and puts his hands on his knees to get a "better look" in the lead position? Or anytime he leans?

This gets my vote.

[CDurham]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

This gets my vote.

With Welmer being so tall. What does everyone think about height in officiating?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by CDurham

With Welmer being so tall. What does everyone think about height in officiating?

Not really relevant imo. Getting into and staying in position as well as getting the right angles to see what's going on has nothing really to do with height. Combine that with presence, rules knowledge and good judgment and game management and you're gonna get a well officiated game imo, no matter how tall or short the official may be.

[CDurham]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Not really relevant imo. Getting into and staying in position as well as getting the right angles to see what's going on has nothing really to do with height. Combine that with presence, rules knowledge and good judgment and game management and you're gonna get a well officiated game imo, no matter how tall or short the official may be.

I agree. I haven't been in officiating long, but have heard a lot about being over 6' with regards to court presence and picking up the pivot foot and being aware of whats going on closer to the floor in regards to pivoting and having eyes higher up

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by CDurham

I agree. I haven't been in officiating long, but have heard a lot about being over 6' with regards to court presence and picking up the pivot foot and being aware of whats going on closer to the floor in regards to pivoting and having eyes higher up

Backing up a step or two usually takes care of "eyes higher up" when you want or need to get your eyes higher up. And needing to get your eyes higher up is only applicable to some situations anyway at L, C or T. Sometimes it's your job to get the contact or foot movements below.

I've found that the need for an official to get their eyes higher up is usually a case of that official being too close to the play.

[CDurham]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Backing up a step or two usually takes care of "eyes higher up" when you want or need to get your eyes higher up. And needing to get your eyes higher up is only applicable to some situations anyway at L, C or T. Sometimes it's your job to get the contact or foot movements below.

I've found that the need for an official to get their eyes higher up is usually a case of that official being too close to the play.

I agree with that also, I find myself too close sometimes and having to back out. It just seems difficult for me to referee down low sometimes.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by CDurham

With Welmer being so tall. What does everyone think about height in officiating?

I suppose it can help with "presence," but I've known some shorter officials who have great presence on the court. And I've known some taller officials who have almost zero "presence."