Some weird situations and a general Q about training

[dfscott]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

I'm not aware of a free place to download the rules. You have a couple of options. Spend about $7 on a book, or contact a local high school official to see if they have any extra copies. IMO, the rules are more suited to your kids' age group.

I'm fine paying for it, I just didn't see where to do that? When I tried to access online publications, it keeps saying:

ACCESS DENIED. YOU MUST BE LOGGED IN AND BE A MEMBER OF AN NFHS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OR STATE STAFF MEMBER.

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

No 10 second rule? Why not? Even if you want to make it 15 seconds, I would still think it's worth keeping the rule.

It's a long story, but generally, my wife was trying to keep the rules as simple as possible. She felt like it added an unnecessary complication and didn't have any faith in our referees enforcing it. We had to beg and plead to get her to agree to 5-second inbound and 5-second closely guarded.

To be honest, without any formal training for our refs, I can kind of see her point. Next year will be different (I'm on a mission!)

[bainsey]

Originally Posted by dfscott

She felt like it added an unnecessary complication and didn't have any faith in our referees enforcing it. We had to beg and plead to get her to agree to 5-second inbound and 5-second closely guarded.

The ten-second violation isn't exactly excessive elbow swinging. This is a well-known rule.

For what it's worth, even in the games I work with the no-press rule, we still do a ten count in the backcourt. I can't remember ever getting to ten in those games, but we still count.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by dfscott

I'm fine paying for it, I just didn't see where to do that? When I tried to access online publications, it keeps saying:

ACCESS DENIED. YOU MUST BE LOGGED IN AND BE A MEMBER OF AN NFHS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OR STATE STAFF MEMBER.

You could try the "order online" link on their website. It's on the top right area of their homepage.

IAABO Home Page is another option, go to their merchandise/price lists section.

Originally Posted by dfscott

It's a long story, but generally, my wife was trying to keep the rules as simple as possible. She felt like it added an unnecessary complication and didn't have any faith in our referees enforcing it. We had to beg and plead to get her to agree to 5-second inbound and 5-second closely guarded.

To be honest, without any formal training for our refs, I can kind of see her point. Next year will be different (I'm on a mission!)

Honestly, you've got bigger problems if you don't trust your refs to enforce 10 second rules.

[SamIAm]

You should at least look at Upward basketball (Upward.org). Upward provideds both a coach training DVD and a basic officiating DVD. The coaches books provide a pre-planned practices and drills for the coach who needs that kind of guidance. Also included is a "How to setup a league" guide.

Maybe it is not for you, but I recommend you at least give it a look.