What are your pet peeves about other officials?

[Duffman]

I don't want this to turn into a ***** fest, but what are some of your pet peeves about other officials. For me by far my biggest is the lead baseline official who is lazy about what side of the lane they put the ball in play on. One of my varsity partners does this and it literally drives me mad.

In order to save himself the trouble of taking 3 steps across the lane, he will initiate a throw in from whatever side he happened to be on when the violation occurred without regard for where the ball was or where the ball crossed the end line. I feel like we have guidelines and mechanics for a reason, and to completely ignore them to save yourself three steps is just maddening.

The variation of this (the same partner has this in his repertoire also) is player you stand over there hand motion I'll stay here and bounce it to you hand motion followed by administering the throw in from the other side of the line. It's even worse when we are going and I bust *** to get down to the baseline, only to turn around and find I've got to run all the way back to center because you don't want to take 3 steps. One of these days I'm going to refuse and just stay there.

I'm not one of these uber anal guys who are uptight about everything, and I believe there is a time and place for almost everything. The time and place for this is for rec men's league, or during a 6 game stretch of youth ball in a tournament, NOT at a varsity DH when our local association has sent folks out to evaluate us!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

/rant

[deecee]

I dont care what side of the lane line they put the ball in play on. That's way down on my list. Not knowing the rules, being stubborn when I am trying to help and you think you have to be right, and partners that have 10 other places they would rather be than on the game they have are way more frustrating and tough to work with.

I cannot work with stupidity, but I can work with a competent official who might just be a bit lazy about certain administrative requirements like bouncing the ball to an inbounder or across the lane on endline throw ins. Not ideal, but it doesn't make my blood boil.

[refiator]

Mine is calling it the "Baseline" instead of the "Endline".

[Duffman]

Originally Posted by refiator

Mine is calling it the "Baseline" instead of the "Endline".

Awesome. Guess it's obvious I played for 14 years and have been officiating for 3.

[JRutledge]

While working with guys I really have very little I get upset by. I can adjust to anyone that I work with if they do something quirky or not completely correct. All I really ask is that you communicate with me and let me know what is going on from your mechanics or what you called. Other than that I can adjust to just about anything and have in my career. Most of the time it is only one game, so I do not get that upset about those kinds of things.

Peace

[Adam]

Guys who misuse the words "literally" and "myself."

Oh, you meant on the court?

[asdf]

Young officials who demonstrate a lack of rules knowledge, but want to complain about other officials' lack of the same.

[Duffman]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Guys who misuse the words "literally" and "myself."

Oh, you meant on the court?

Tough room.

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Guys who misuse the words "literally" and "myself."

Thank you for not making me say it

[canuckrefguy]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Guys who misuse the words "literally" and "myself."

Oh, you meant on the court?

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

All I really ask is that you communicate with me and let me know what is going on from your mechanics or what you called.

Bingo.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

All I really ask is that you communicate with me and let me know what is going on from your mechanics or what you called.

Last night. Girls varsity. Visitor undefeated, and ranked. Home has only lost a few games. Place is rocking.

Visitor on offense. Home on defense. Partner is lead, sounds his whistle, puts a fist up in the air, signals a holding foul, points to the closest spot on the endline, and heads to the reporting area. No shot attempted. We're not in the bonus for either team. The place is rocking, so I don't hear his call.

I switch and move to the endline, where a Visitor is waiting, out of bounds, for me to give her the ball for a throwin, and I'm ready to oblige, just as soon as my partner finishes his reporting, and turns around.

He turns around and realizes that I'm about to hand the ball to the wrong team, and stops my throwin administration.

Now I look like a fool. To the players, the coaches, the fans, and the two subvarsity officials sitting in the stands.

A bird dog signal, which I know is optional, would have helped. A team control foul "punch", which is not optional, and should have been signaled, would have definitely prevented this, either made by him at the site of the foul, or at the table. Not only did I not know who the foul was on, the girls who were near him didn't know either.

There are reasons why we have approved mechanics, and approved signals, and some are not optional, and these must be used to achieve good communication between the officials.

Yeah. You're right. I'm pissed. I've got a rare Friday night off. What's on television tonight? I need a distraction, and a cold Schaefer, to calm me down.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

What's on television tonight? I need a distraction, and a cold Schaefer, to calm me down.

Law & Order reruns on TNT, of course. My DVR is already set.

[amusedofficial]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

a cold Schaefer, to calm me down.

One does not have "a cold Schafer." One is "having more than one."

Noting a prior reference hereabouts to a post game porter, I report that Narragansett Porter has returned, good beverage, popular prices.

[Cobra]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Now I look like a fool. To the players, the coaches, the fans, and the two subvarsity officials sitting in the stands.

No, your partner looks like a fool. He is the one who was unable to use the proper mechanics to communicate who the foul was on.