Just wondering

[JRutledge]

Originally posted by zebraman
Maybe the ref had such good presence that rule knowledge isn't necessary or maybe the game was in Illinois where the rules of the game depend on who the assignor is (oh, I couldn't resist). :-)

Better yet, maybe he past your beloved test and does not have to prove anything on the court. Ya know, maybe they already know that they are doing the championship game, them might not care what happens during this game.

Just because someone is given a game, does not mean that they know what they are doing, especially at the HS level. Some of the worst things I have seen are from HS level only officials. Not everyone is trained nor understands the game very well. Actually, I have found very few officials that even played the game on some level.

Some of your complaints Jake80 is judgement. I cannot tell on a computer screen what handchecking is. You were there and unless there was displacement, there is no handchecking by rule. Even what you call rough play, judgement comes into play there again. The other situations are just out there. Cannot give any reasonable answer but that the were assigned the games. It just works out that way sometimes.

Peace