Crossover between sports
 

Anyone else do lacrosse as well as basketball?

I was talking with a partner this weekend who also does lacrosse. He said there's a lot of crossover between the two sports. There's the lead and trail concept, a count to get over half court, etc.

Can anyone comment on this? Just curious...

Can't speak to Lacrosse, but I did meet a guy at a camp once who was telling me that he had started officiating Ice Hockey.

He said that being a basketball official made hockey easier and he thought that was one of the reasons he was advancing rapidly up the ranks in hockey.

I've always wanted to try ice hockey, and ice hockey officiating. It's not as big in my neck of the woods as in some other places.

Learning how to skate would be key, too. I can skate OK, but hockey stopping I can't do.

In addition to basketball I've officiated baseball, softball, football, volleyball, and even one soccer match over the years. There is a lot of crossover between sports, I think, just from the point of view of "being an official". Sure, rules and mechanics differ widely between sports. But what you learn about being an official -- stuff like professionalism, demeanor, handling people, controlling play, working in a crew, etc. -- is pretty universal.

Have Skates, Will Travel ...
 

$60.00 for subvarsity, and $92.00 for varsity, here in the Constitution State. Plus you get to keep any teeth that you find on the ice.

I can't believe it... No comments about Dr. Renee Richards?:D

I would think that ice hockey is the most demanding of all sports to officiate. Skating is one thing. Skating backwards WITH PROFICIENCY is quite another. In most areas ice hockey and basketball seasons are run concurrently, so it would be very difficult to officiate both of them. Soccer occurs here during basketball season. So, in considering another sport, I will likely go with volleyball. I played soccer and it would be easier to pick up the rule set for me, but I cannot do two sports in the same season.

If I could skate, I'd never work another basketball game. Hockey is my favorite sport.

Back in the 60s, I went to many Chicago Blackhawks games. I still have memories of seeing the officials cringe when a slap shot was coming toward their head, especially one shot by someone like Bobby Hull. And this was before the officials (or the players) wore helmets. One of my friends said they couldn't pay him enough to work those games.

BTW - speaking of lacrosse. One of my grandsons, Nick (he's 11), told me the only sport he wants to play is lacrosse. When I asked him why, he replied "Because you can hit the other guys with a stick and it's legal!"

Not Lucy Lawless ...
 

That is soooo twentieth century. Now it's all about Lana Lawless:

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I believe that the LPGA will allow her to play in their tournaments.

I have several friends who have made this transition. They have asked me to do the same, but I do too much soccer (and really enjoy it). There are many similarities. The biggest challenge is getting a feel for the game. I would suggest trying to get tapes of old games and watching them (HS teams frequently have them available).

Good luck!!!