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Rich --
It's very noble and generous of you to serve yourself up on a platter for us up-n-commers to taste. I can't offer suggestions, because these issues are all the things I'm working on, too. But it is helpful to know that others are in the same situation and struggling with the same "issues". I'm guessing someone else is clear through this stage and will give some helpful advice, which I get the benefit of, without embarrassing myself. So, thanks!! |
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I don't mind....
....serving myself up.
The day I think I'm too good to make mistakes is the day I hang up the shoes. Besides, I am really interested in hearing some of the veterans talk about timing. I'm primarily a baseball umpire, where timing is stressed over all else. In basketball, I never thought about timing in the same way, but am starting to realize how important our timing is to the flow of a game and how important it is for us to have good timing in order to manage a game. To be honest, keeping focus during huge blowouts is something I have always had to work hard at. And this game was a blowout five minutes in. Rich |
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Rich,
I know that feeling. Most of the time I let my partner know when I feel I am out of kilter and ask him to let me know at each break if he noticed something I am doing wrong. I have found that simply asking for the feedback from an "on floor evaluator" causes me to focus more. Unfortunately last Friday both my partner and I were off. We both arrived at the game 20 minutes before tip (and I left work 2 1/2 hours before game time for a drive should have taken an hour...sometimes I hate traffic). We change as fast as we can and hit the floor. The JV game was first and we talked every chance. He admitted first that he felt like everything he was seeing, doing and thinking was on fast-forward. When I owned up to the same, we just talked about what we were doing on the floor. The varisty game felt a lot better. We bumped into the visiting varsity coach while being escorted to our cars after the game and he complimented us both. Said we had a good first game but were really on top of things in the second. My partner started laughing and told him how we both felt like the first game was OK at best. Kinda makes you wonder about the officials he has had this year.
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Rich,
The best advice I can give to help slow down after the foul call is to work on your preliminary signals before you go to the table. If it is a "normal" call, one that doesn't require it to be sold, I step towards the play and verbalize right there what I will be reporting to the table in a few seconds. For instance, A1 with the ball, is hacked by B1 attempting a steal. I blow the whistle at the same time arm goes up with closed fist. I birddog towards the offending player, probably get withing 5-10 feet of the player depending on how far away I was at the time of the foul but definitely step into the play. While stepping towards the play I will say out loud what I have. #23 blue with a reach and will make the proper Fed signal. I will then verbalize what will happen as a result. Whites ball and point to the spot or White #12 will shoot 1 and 1 or double bonus whatever the case may be. This takes a total of five seconds and everyone in the gym knows what you have before you go to the table. It is really important that your partner knows what you have so he can be positioning himself and the players to continue the game when you come back. I am over 40 and I can forget the number from the spot of the foul to the reporting area. By doing this small thing you will reinforce your call in your mind before going to the table. Nothing looks worse than an official sorting through the players while in the reporting area looking for a number and who it is on. When you need to really sell a call you will do the same thing after you have made the block charge signal, etc. I hope this helps you out a little. I was taught that when I started 10 years ago and it has served me well. I teach that to all my new officials as well. Keep 'em straight up! |
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Unless your association is really hard-up for refs someone has seen something in you to put you into varsity ball so soon after you got back....
The PC on the baseline drive - Dont beat yourself with this. Remember that there is no time and distance when defending the dribbler. Was the D moving toward the dribbler when contact was made? Had he had legal guarding position before he moved? Was the distance between D and the baseline 3ft or less? These are the things that count in your call. Toes on the baseline Here the no call crowd would let it go. By letting it go one sets up other refs for trouble. By letting it go you are cheating in favor of the team that violated. IMO, you need to be quick in your turnaround of the ball. Tweet, point and call the color, spot, hand the ball to the inbounder and start your count. Did you ever play basketball man? - At this point I dont know what I would do. Maybe just say yes and let it go at that. Remember the number What can I say but take your time. We all make mistakes. |
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I can hear you now- "Reaching is only a foul when you got contact along with it,ref.How can you call #23 for just reaching?". Sputter,Sputter.. |
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Here it comes!!!!!! I guess I won't be able to find a reaching foul in the rule book just as I won't be able to find the explaination that I would give to the player like you stuck out your leg when he went by or you belly bumped him etc. At least the proper signals are used when reporting to the table. Have seen some officials report the foul and point to his hip or stick out a knee. I don't think you would get your point across to the player if you told him he used his hands illegally!!! If a person is going to get attacked when making a post that will not help this forum. We are here to exchange ideas and improve. If someone dissects everything you say a person may say why in the he77 would I want to get put down for anything I have to say? These type of comments will also prevent new people from posting legitimate questions on this board for fear of being put down. No one wants to be made to look like an idiot.
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I believe that Rich works in an area of the country where you, as an offical, sell your own skills and develop your OWN schedule of games.
There are several areas in the US where there is not an "association" or an "assigning commissioner" . . . you get your own games. HOWEVER, Rich is a VERY successful offical in other sports and I am sure that he is being his own worst clinic in this thread. |
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There is one heckuva difference between trying to make someone look like an idiot,and someone trying to make a legitimate point. The point is,as Pennsylvania Coach is aware of because he's read it many times,is that "a reach" is completely the wrong terminology to use to identify a foul."Reaching" is not a foul.Making illegal contact while "reaching" is a foul."Reaching" is not in the rule book,and there is no official signal for it.If you are being evaluated at a lot of camps,state play-downs.etc.,you would certainly be quickly marked down for using a term like that.Evaluators generally want us to stick with the approved terms and signals.Believe me,they can be quite anal like that. There's some pretty sharp people on this forum,Joe.That includes coaches,too.Did you ever think that you might be able to learn from them,too? JMHO! |
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