The Official Forum  

Go Back   The Official Forum > Basketball

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old Sat Jan 22, 2011, 02:54pm
9/11 - Never Forget
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Northern Virginia
Posts: 5,642
Send a message via Yahoo to grunewar
Two Firsts For Me

Doing 4 x 14UB Rec Ball games today. "Semi-competitive" league (depends what team your on).

I'm one of the more senior officials and they usually match me up with a semi-seasoned official (a kid willing to blow his whistle) and a relative newbie. Game three and I'm on my second set of partners.

Mid 1st half, my junior partner - TWEEEET, traveling. I watch him and something is just not right. Later in the half, same partner, TWEEEET, traveling. Huh? His hand signal is backward! He is moving his arms towards him as opposed to away from him. I've never seen that before. I talked to him about it and from then on, every time he called a foul, he would start one way and then do it correctly. It was funny! Anyone else ever seen that one?

Also, in that game a player goes to the line for two and as he's at the line he gets heckled by the League Director (LD) from the other end of the gym! Again, me. So, the LD is coaching the next game and I said coach, I've never seen a LD heckle a shooter. He told me he had that kid on his team for three yrs already and this yr he just missed him in the draft this year. He said it was a friendly jab - and was talking to the kids mom at the time....... But, a League Director? Sportsmanship? Again, a first for me.

Can't wait until next week......
__________________
There was the person who sent ten puns to friends, with the hope that at least one of the puns would make them laugh. No pun in ten did.
Reply With Quote
  #2 (permalink)  
Old Sat Jan 22, 2011, 03:15pm
Archaic Power Monger
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 5,983
You work three whistle for rec games? Must be nice.
__________________
Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there. - Will Rogers
Reply With Quote
  #3 (permalink)  
Old Sat Jan 22, 2011, 03:15pm
Esteemed Forum Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 22,934
Coriolis Effect ...

Quote:
Originally Posted by grunewar View Post
traveling. His hand signal is backward! He is moving his arms towards him as opposed to away from him. I've never seen that before.
This would be correct in Australia.

Actually the arm on the bottom would be moving away from him.

Does you toilet paper in your house come off the roll from the bottom, or off the top?
__________________
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16)

“I was in prison and you came to visit me.” (Matthew 25:36)
Reply With Quote
  #4 (permalink)  
Old Sat Jan 22, 2011, 03:18pm
9/11 - Never Forget
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Northern Virginia
Posts: 5,642
Send a message via Yahoo to grunewar
Quote:
Originally Posted by Welpe View Post
You work three whistle for rec games? Must be nice.
Yeah, usually the first few weeks to give the kids some experience. Then the league dials back a bit (runs out of $) and goes to pretty much two man with the better officials.

Quote:
Originally Posted by BillyMac View Post
This would be correct in Australia.
I asked him if he was from "down under."
__________________
There was the person who sent ten puns to friends, with the hope that at least one of the puns would make them laugh. No pun in ten did.
Reply With Quote
  #5 (permalink)  
Old Sat Jan 22, 2011, 03:20pm
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Maryland
Posts: 893
Quote:
Originally Posted by BillyMac View Post

Does you toilet paper in your house come off the roll from the bottom, or off the top?
Duh, top of course, there's no other way.....
Reply With Quote
  #6 (permalink)  
Old Sat Jan 22, 2011, 05:35pm
Adam's Avatar
Keeper of the HAMMER
 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: MST
Posts: 27,190
Quote:
Originally Posted by Terrapins Fan View Post
Duh, top of course, there's no other way.....
Only a cretin would say that.
__________________
Sprinkles are for winners.
Reply With Quote
  #7 (permalink)  
Old Sat Jan 22, 2011, 05:44pm
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 19
Two Firsts For Me

Saw a guy who
reffed that used his pointing fingers
to signal a travel.
Point your fingers into each other
and twerrl the fingers around each other.
At least he did it twerrling the correct way!
Reply With Quote
  #8 (permalink)  
Old Sat Jan 22, 2011, 05:46pm
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 19
Two Firsts For Me

Saw a guy who
reffed that used his pointing fingers
to signal a travel.
Point your fingers into each other (elboes extended)
and twerl the fingers around each other.
At least he did it twerling the correct way!
Reply With Quote
  #9 (permalink)  
Old Sat Jan 22, 2011, 05:47pm
Aleve Titles to Others
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: East Westchester of the Southern Conference
Posts: 5,381
Send a message via AIM to 26 Year Gap
Quote:
Originally Posted by ZEBRA View Post
Saw a guy who
reffed that used his pointing fingers
to signal a travel.
Point your fingers into each other
and twerrl the fingers around each other.
At least he did it twerrling the correct way!
And he signaled for a T with his pinkies, right? Except at 4 pm when he probably holds the signal high in the air.
__________________
Never hit a piñata if you see hornets flying out of it.
Reply With Quote
  #10 (permalink)  
Old Sat Jan 22, 2011, 07:43pm
Esteemed Forum Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 22,934
Anybody Want To Discuss Magnetohydrodynamics ???

Quote:
Originally Posted by ZEBRA View Post
Saw a guy who reffed that used his pointing fingers
to signal a travel. Point your fingers into each other (elbows extended) and twirl the fingers around each other. At least he did it twirling the correct way!
I know more about astrophysics than I do about NCAA signals, but isn't this the signal for a "substitute timeout"?
__________________
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16)

“I was in prison and you came to visit me.” (Matthew 25:36)
Reply With Quote
  #11 (permalink)  
Old Sun Jan 23, 2011, 12:49am
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Aug 1999
Posts: 18,016
Quote:
Originally Posted by BillyMac View Post
I know more about astrophysics than I do about NCAA signals, but isn't this the signal for a "substitute timeout"?
IF it's at about head level, not torso level.
Reply With Quote
  #12 (permalink)  
Old Tue Feb 15, 2011, 09:56pm
9/11 - Never Forget
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Northern Virginia
Posts: 5,642
Send a message via Yahoo to grunewar
Two More Firsts

Interesting season.....

Snow makeup games tonight - B13U Rec.

Young man comes out to start the game wearing a wrestling-type soft headset. Uh coach? He just had a skin graft done to his ear. Needs to wear it for two weeks.....

I let my P do the jump.

He tosses and it is simultaneously touched by A1/B1 and is hit straight down the Division Line out of bounds. TWEET. Let's re-jump.

He tosses it again and it is simultaneously touched by A1/B1 and is hit straight down the Division Line again and out of bounds in almost the exact same spot. TWEET. Let's re-jump.

Ok, that's two.

I recommended an A and B player stand where the ball went out twice in a row. Coaches and parents got a chuckle.

Never seen it before......
__________________
There was the person who sent ten puns to friends, with the hope that at least one of the puns would make them laugh. No pun in ten did.
Reply With Quote
  #13 (permalink)  
Old Tue Feb 15, 2011, 10:12pm
In Memoriam
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Hell
Posts: 20,211
Quote:
Originally Posted by grunewar View Post
Young man comes out to start the game wearing a wrestling-type soft headset. Uh coach? He just had a skin graft done to his ear. Needs to wear it for two weeks.....
And?

Was it approved by the state as per rule 3-5-3EXCEPTION(a)?
Reply With Quote
  #14 (permalink)  
Old Tue Feb 15, 2011, 10:16pm
9/11 - Never Forget
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Northern Virginia
Posts: 5,642
Send a message via Yahoo to grunewar
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee View Post
And?

Was it approved by the state as per rule 3-5-3EXCEPTION(a)?
It's Rec Ball and was approved by the League Director - who was present for duty.

Had to be strapped on pretty tight and we ensured there were no loose ends - that's all we did to ensure the safety of others.

Twas certainly odd.
__________________
There was the person who sent ten puns to friends, with the hope that at least one of the puns would make them laugh. No pun in ten did.
Reply With Quote
  #15 (permalink)  
Old Wed Feb 16, 2011, 09:33am
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: WI
Posts: 825
Quote:
Originally Posted by grunewar View Post
Mid 1st half, my junior partner - TWEEEET, traveling. I watch him and something is just not right. Later in the half, same partner, TWEEEET, traveling. Huh? His hand signal is backward! He is moving his arms towards him as opposed to away from him. I've never seen that before. ..
Perhaps he is dyslexic and no, I'm not kidding. Brother-in-law is dyslexic and does some things backward. That's how he see's it. I have laughed at some of the things he does many times as it looks so awkward and well .... funny. If you tell him - he tries to change - but to him changing feels awkward and abnormal.
__________________
When I want your opinion - I'll give it to you!
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
A year of firsts BlitzkriegBob Volleyball 3 Fri Oct 01, 2010 02:04pm
A night of firsts bas2456 Basketball 3 Wed Feb 10, 2010 12:14pm
so many firsts deecee Basketball 15 Wed Feb 03, 2010 02:51pm
more firsts just another ref Basketball 26 Sun Feb 08, 2009 05:08pm
Two firsts Rich Football 10 Sun Sep 23, 2007 02:13pm


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 12:34am.



Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.3.0 RC1