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Fun but long night
Worked four 8th grade boys tournament games last night, three of which were decided by a couple points. A few high lights:
It was some of the best basketball I've worked all year but that was too many games. Thankfully I had a partner not only show up but a partner that was pretty good, too. I got to the gym at 4:00 and didn't leave until 10:00.
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Those train wrecks are tough. I suppose you could get a double foul on it if you had to call something in that situation. Tough to know who got there first when YHTBT.
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On the first one, it's definitely a HTBT situation, but my rule of thumb is "incidental if they arrive at the same moment, otherwise call the foul on the second player"
As for my schedule: 1 game tonight (Boys B-squad... 10th graders). 5 games tomorrow (youth rec league, 11U, 12U, and 14U) 4 games on Sunday (adult men's rec). Should be interesting. |
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In #1 HTBT -. But to partner saying you should have a a foul If he thought your no call was that big a deal - he also had a whistle. Yet - he didn't use it. I know primary area and all that . Just sayin ........
Schedule - Tues - Varsity DH Wed - JUCO Thur - MS triple tonight - Varsity DH Sat: 6 games competitive MS tournament Sun: 4 games competitive MS tournament
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jTheUmp - can I ask a simple question (no hidden agenda, no condescending attitude...just curiosity...)....why do you choose to work 9 games in 2 days?
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Gone...toss the kid and your partner for not having any stones.
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Short answer: I'm crazy.
Longer answer: 1) I use the rec league games as a way to work on my mechanics and to gain experience, because I'm a relative newbie to basketball officiating. 2) The rec games are relatively easy to work... shorter-then-regulation courts, 20-minute running time halves. 3) Keeps me busy and gives me a little bit of "crack-and-hookers" money. (Crack-and-hookers money = money that I can spend on something utterly frivolous, NOT money that I literally spend on crack and hookers). 4) I asked the rec league assigner to work 2 days a week if possible. The way this week worked out, the only two days that I was available and he had games were on Saturday and Sunday. |
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Because money spent on crack-and-hookers is a necessity, not frivolous.
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I have found that this play is a great time to "anticipate the action, but not the call". Being in great position for these crashes goes a long way for credibility. Quote:
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"Two players ran full speed into each other at half court while going after a loose ball. They came from different directions and I deemed it incidental." I had two bad crashes like above last week. I mean they were the kind where the crowd goes silent. After the second one, ball is secured by opposing team and I'm running down the court to the lead position and since the gym was still quiet from collision, I hear from the stands, "well they were both going for the ball" (amazing, I felt like bowing down to the fan who said that) No coach or spectator said anything negative about the crashes, but the crashes were about the worst ones I've ever seen! Big kids too, 200 pounds plus, both fairly athletic. I think you made the right call, even when its ugly, real ugly, sometimes its a no call. What goes through my mind on these collisions is. "Dang, I hope nobody got hurt!" |
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Coach: "Three feet, right?" Me: "Six!" Coach's look: Wow, I just learned something. I had wanted to say, "That's for women's college, coach. We're 0-for-2 here." (MS Boys) |
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