Calling At Higher Levels

[JRutledge]

Originally posted by Tim Roden


At higher levels, you have Bobby Knights that think that they own basketball. So you have to be able to deal with them. When I hear D1 officials talk about there conversations with coaches. I know I ain't ready for it.

That is what makes it fun. Do not get me wrong, if a coach is just screaming and that is all they are doing, it challenges you more as an official. But that adds to the excitement. And to have several hunderd or a coupe thousand fans yelling at you adds even more to that.

Actually I think the higher the level you go, the easier the actual game is to call. The lower you go, the harder it can be to officiate not necessarily because of the game, the coaches and the fans are so ignit that your game managment skills have to be on point. And even then it can still be difficult. All the lower level coaches do is scream and howler. The higher the level the coaches, they scream and howler, they just pick their spots.

But this is just my opinion.

Peace