What are your pet peeves about other officials?

[Smitty]

Originally Posted by Duffman

Don't get me wrong I'm not advocating for just showing up 15 min before tip without warning. I'd let both my partner, the assigner and the AD know a few days in advance of the situation so it's not like I'd drop it out of the blue on anyone.

Lastly I understand what you are saying but the reality is in our particlar area there is a greater demand for officials than there is a supply. Our local association assigner has a difficult time getting all the games covered as it is. In fact we have several crews of retired vasity officials in thier 70's that end up doing local Jr High games for no other reason than we can't get anyone else to do them. We also have several people who routinely work 3jr high games at 3:30, then run to a different metro school to work a freshman game at 6. I don't imagine we are the only in which that is the case.

Given the reality of the situation I don't understand why provided there is responsible communications between all parties showing up 15 min prior to a JV tip is a terrible thing.

Where is your particular area?

[Duffman]

Id rather not say specifically, lest I tick someone off, but I live in an midwestern state and my home association is based in a metro of about 75,000 people and is responsible for assigning games for 3 metro high schools as well as 20-30 smaller high schools in the surrounding rural areas.

[tref]

Originally Posted by Smitty

Where is your particular area?

IKR! Sounds like any half decent official could move there & advance in a SoCal type of way.

[Smitty]

Originally Posted by tref

IKR!

WTF?

[tref]

I know, right

[Smitty]

Originally Posted by tref

I know, right

Ahhh. Sorry, my age is apparently showing.

[Duffman]

Originally Posted by Smitty

Ahhh. Sorry, my age is apparently showing.

At least you got the internet thing figured out. Now if only you could master that VCR remote.

[Smitty]

Originally Posted by Duffman

At least you got the internet thing figured out. Know if only you could master that VCR remote.

Why I oughta......

[tref]

Originally Posted by Smitty

Ahhh. Sorry, my age is apparently showing.

My teenage daughter keeps me up to speed with latest lingo

Originally Posted by Smitty

Why I oughta......

3 Stooges?

[Smitty]

Originally Posted by tref

3 Stooges?

Yep.

[Duffman]

Originally Posted by tref

3 Stooges?

What does my crew have to do with this?

[Duffman]

Originally Posted by Smitty

WTF?

I know right?

[Duffman]

Originally Posted by tref

IKR! Sounds like any half decent official could move there & advance in a SoCal type of way.

I wen't from first year official with 30 sub varsity games in year one to a full time crew with 20+ varisty dates in year two. Granted I had experience officiating at a local Y when I was in HS as well as a combined two decades as a player and volunteer assistant coach.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by tref

IKR! Sounds like any half decent official could move there & advance in a SoCal type of way.

Before you know it, he will be ready for the, wait for it..... SEC.

[Freddy]

Signal and Mechanics Pet Peeves
-- Compiled from Registered Officials Nationwide

1. Upward circling finger when free throw fails to hit the rim
2. Block signal that looks like the chicken dance
3. “Over-the-back” signal to the table that looks like Superman flying or a Boris Karloff-like Frankenstein stance
4. Timeout signal using a T motion
5. One partner brushing of palms together to indicate a clean blocked shot
6. Reporting numbers to table with two hands
7. No stop clock signal with raised open hand when a violation occurs
8. Directional point angled upward toward the sky
9. Choppy, short visible counts
10. Lazy, far-too-slow visible counts
11. No visible counts
12. Double personal foul signal to report a full timeout
13. Thirty second timeout signal pointing thumbs to shoulders with pinkies out
14. Travel signal for a designated spot throw-in violation
15. Lazy little fist bump to start the clock
16. Running hand up and down the line to indicate out-of-bounds violation
17. Safe signal to communicate no foul
18. Constantly indicating with two fingers that the goal is for two points, not three
19. Pointing downward and shouting “on the floor”, even though the player had started his shooting motion when fouled
20. Inbounding and covering side of mouth like coughing when blowing whistle
21. Starting a pregame locker room conference, saying, “I hate JV basketball.”
22. Pregame meeting with captains beginning with, “OK, tonight we’re gonna play the black line all the way around”.
23. L who calls the violation when a free throw misses the rim
24. Partners in 3-man who are too lazy to rotate