Prosthetic limbs

BillyMac · #1 (**permalink**) Thu Feb 24, 2011, 06:26pm

Middle school player with a prosthetic leg. Had trouble speeding up, and slowing down, but other than that, he played like anyone else on the court. He was a starter.

26 Year Gap · #2 (**permalink**) Thu Feb 24, 2011, 07:19pm

I have no doubt that if someone in that position has worked really hard, that he could do a better job than many of the intersection jockeys we see posing as a trail official. Haven't worked with any who have, but my hat is off to them.

River Ref · #3 (**permalink**) Thu Feb 24, 2011, 08:48pm

Had a girl in 7th grade or so that played for one year for a very small school.Never even noticed it for a period or so. She did not play the following year. You've got to give someone like her a LOT of credit.

ThatOneRef · #4 (**permalink**) Fri Feb 25, 2011, 03:18am

Middle school girl about 4 seasons ago played with no left hand. Was missing right at the wrist. She was the teams best player. She would even dribble with her stump! Honestly, i didn't notice it at first cause she played really good, i only noticed it after a couple games. She was REALLY good!

walter · #5 (**permalink**) Fri Feb 25, 2011, 02:59pm

There is a female official in my organization that has a prosthetic limb and she is working high level D1 ball. She has no issues getting up and down the floor.

Adam · #6 (**permalink**) Fri Feb 25, 2011, 03:02pm

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Originally Posted by walter

There is a female official in my organization that has a prosthetic limb and she is working high level D1 ball. She has no issues getting up and down the floor.

Is it her arm?

tref · #7 (**permalink**) Fri Feb 25, 2011, 03:16pm

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Originally Posted by walter

There is a female official in my organization that has a prosthetic limb and she is working high level D1 ball. She has no issues getting up and down the floor.

I read an article similar to this in Referee Magazine. IIRC it was her leg & she's still working high level ball.

Jfpdi · #8 (**permalink**) Fri Feb 25, 2011, 05:55pm

I saw the women mentioned in the Referee article working Blue Chip camp at Penn State last summer. She was wearing shorts or you would not have even known she had a prosthetic leg. She got up and down the court just fine.
Manhattan College(D1, MAAC) has a player with one arm.

NoFussRef · #9 (**permalink**) Sat Feb 26, 2011, 11:57am

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Originally Posted by ThatOneRef

Middle school girl about 4 seasons ago played with no left hand. Was missing right at the wrist. She was the teams best player. She would even dribble with her stump! Honestly, i didn't notice it at first cause she played really good, i only noticed it after a couple games. She was REALLY good!

I remember her! As soon as I started reading this thread I thought of her. Played for Marist's Middle School Quad-A She was one of the fastest point-guards in the league, had better court awareness and ball handling skills than most HS Boys! Even more impressive was she could hit free-throws all day.

Yes I am that Bass-turd that once called her for double-dribble (illegal-dribble) LOL. Her coach of course loved the fact that it was correct call and we gave it to her. Thanked me for it at halftime.

ThatOneRef · #10 (**permalink**) Sun Feb 27, 2011, 06:41pm

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Originally Posted by NoFussRef

Even more impressive was she could hit free-throws all day.

All day long, i remember that, It was ridiculous. Wonder what ever happened to her...

Jfpdi · #11 (**permalink**) Sun Feb 27, 2011, 08:25pm

Walter,

Eventhough I am an official I was at Blue Chip because my daughter was playing. I will not be back this year as my daughter moves on to college.