Prosthetic limbs
 

I saw someone with a prosthetic leg running on a treadmill today, and that got me thinking.

Has anyone ever worked with someone, or does anyone here, work games with a prosthetic leg?

I have two prosthetic eyes, but other than that I haven't seen a thing!

*Rim Shot*

*crickets chirping*

I'm waiting for the Russian porn guy to post some stump fetish pics and links now

Partner = no.

Player = yes. Had a prosthetic leg. He was ~ 11, so he was still competitive at that level.

Reminds me of the old joke:

Bob: I don't know what's wrong with me. I keep seeing spots.

Ray: Have you seen a doctor?

Bob: No, just spots!

Yo Ho Ho And A Bottle Of Rum ...
 

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.

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.

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.

Middle school girl
 

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!

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?

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

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.

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.

That is her. The referee magazine article was fantastic. She is working several D1 conferences and still refs for our high school board. She just got selected to do the State Girl's Final this year. More importantly, she is a wonderful person who helped me get into college ball. By the way, are you going to Blue Chip again this July?

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

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.

I was just curious. It is a really good camp. I've been there the last three years and I am definitely going back again. I could do without the heat in the IM building though!