My daughter is Officiating her very first BB game tomorrow. As luck has it, I'm not scheduled to work tomorrow. So, I am going to ref. with my 14 yr. old daughter in her very first BB game (they do one man mechanics). She is scheduled to work Pre-K "Y". She works from 9am to 2pm tomorrow. She does not have a clue, But she is very excited about her first Ref job which also happens to be her first job in life. I was trying to teach her the mechanics for two person tomight and i can't remember the mechanics when we have a foul call. Do the officials always switch, if so then that means the calling official might be on table side, or does the calling official go away from the table.
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Both officials switch on each foul call unless the foul
is in the back court. As for being away from the table, it would depend on the foul and location of the throw in...... Tell her good luck!! |
Bart: Congratulations that you have a young daughter willing to give it a try! The initial mechanic for a FOUL is "arm straight up with closed fist, blow whistle at the same time, then birddog (direct other arm toward fouler's hips)." The calling ref reports the foul to the table (where they can hear color and # of player). Then the two refs will switch positions (lead becomes trail, trail becomes lead). If you are tableside when you call a foul (trail), just report it, then go down and become the lead after.
That being said, remember these are pre-K children, and your daughter is very inexperienced. There may be times when you will deviate from "proper" mechanics. I'm sure your time will be spent teaching a lot (like just about everything!). I meant teaching the little kids, moreso than your daughter. Have fun, and good luck to the two of you. |
Good luck to your daughter! What's her name, by the way? Tell her welcome to the world of women officials. I hope she loves it as much as I do, and decides to do it forever! It's a great job for a young woman to pursue at any level.
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Very cool, Bart !
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Bart --
I'm sure you didn't mean anything by it, and you aren't one of those "women don't belong on the court" kind of guys, and I'm not trying to be argumentative here, but it does seem kind of ironic that the title for a thread about a young woman is "Two MAN Mechanics." FWIW |
Thats funny, lol, I was in a hurry and since 3 letters is faster than 5 letters, well thats the best i can do.
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To me, saying I worked in a 2-man crew has never implied that my partner was actually a man. I've worked with many good female officials (one even named my cat) and I'd gladly work with females every day of the week, as long as they hold up their half of the court. I can't say that my typically male partners are successful in that regard :) 2-whistle sounds contrived...forced even. Has any publication actually adopted this terminology? Rich |
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