Pick-Up Ball

[letemplay]

A little exercise should help us. Also, and I'll be careful how I say this..nothing wrong with seeing stuff from a playing perspective. I really think in some ways it can be helpful.

[tref]

Originally Posted by letemplay

A little exercise should help us. Also, and I'll be careful how I say this..nothing wrong with seeing stuff from a playing perspective. I really think in some ways it can be helpful.

Concur, knowledge & experience in the game assists with officiating!
The excitement sometimes get to us while playing/coaching & SOME of us forget that we too referee. That is my only problem with some people doing both.

[bainsey]

Originally Posted by tref

That is my only problem with some people doing both.

You know what my problem is? Remembering that I can back-track when I play!

[Scuba_ref]

Like a lot of things in life you can only control so much...there is always that one guy who feels like he can slide in and take a charge. So, I also stop playing ball about two weeks before the season starts. Instead I started playing ice hockey - way less physical and your joints don't take a pounding. And, it is a brutal workout!

[letemplay]

less dangerous...man what kind of pick up ball you guys play up there? I guess you can have legalized fights

[APG]

Nope, don't really play anymore and not because of injury concerns (though that's a pretty good consideration). Pretty sure I've played only one or two pick up games in the past 2-3 years. I don't want to have to deal with the guaranteed argument about some rule they're mixing up between high school/college/NBA.