Bump and Run

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

NASO and Referee Mag aren't authoritative sources and never have been. You follow what your area directs you to follow, whether that's NFHS mechanics, IAABO mechanics, state mechanic variations, whatever. You could have 50 states doing 50 different mechanics and each state would be right, for that state.

I was responding to Snaqwells statement: "Looking at the IAABO mechanics, Billy's got this one wrong". He didn't like the IAABO citation that I gave him, so I added a few extra. IAABO, and the NFHS, have much, but not all, in common. The NASO citation was one that was mentioned earlier in the thread, which is why I decided to use it, reluctantly.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I was responding to Snaqwells statement: "Looking at the IAABO mechanics, Billy's got this one wrong". He didn't like the IAABO citation that I gave him, so I added a few extra. IAABO, and the NFHS, have much, but not all, in common. The NASO citation was one that was mentioned earlier in the thread, which is why I decided to use it, reluctantly.

Right, and while I still think you're reading the IAABO book wrong, it all boils down to how it's done in your part of Rome. I think I've sniped enough on this, sorry Billy.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Right, and while I still think you're reading the IAABO book wrong, it all boils down to how it's done in your part of Rome. I think I've sniped enough on this, sorry Billy.

I certainly agree with the "Rome" thing. The reason why I'm so into the "book" is because I'm on my local board's mechanics training committee. We try to teach the the correct "book" mechanics. After they leave us they pick up different techniques from veteran colleagues, and clinics for young officials. These mechanics may differ from the "book" mechanics, but the "book" mechanics are always a good place to start.

The most important thing about the bump and run, or not doing the bump and run, is to do it smoothly, and then nobody, sans a veteran colleague in the stands, knows if you're doing it correctly, or not, and most veterans probably don't know, or remember, or care, about the "book" way.

I observed two junior varsity officials last season. One was an experienced veteran, but one of those "book smart" officials. The inexperienced official, as the trail, called a backcourt violation, and then decided to "run", and become the new lead. The old lead, the veteran "book smart" official, chased him all the way down to the endine, gave him the ball, and made him go back to the spot of the violation, near the division line. It looked like something from a Marx Brothers movie. I would have had no problem if they discussed this situation after the game, but to do it during the game, it just looked "bush".