Situational Officiating

[The_Rookie]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

If that contact was called earlier in the game, then it's a foul now as well. If it wasn't called earlier on, then pass on it now as well.

You mentioned "sell it". Why did you feel that you needed to sell this call? Was it close? Was it a situation not called yet in this game?

1) We called this same type of block a couple of times early in game.

2) The dribbler was slowed up by the contact by did not lose dribble or hit the floor.

3) Because of the tied score very late in game and it being a Rivilary..felt need to come in strong.

4) No complaints from anyone..including coaches or fans on the call

5) Team won game by making clutch free throw

Thanks for all the great advice..will keep this all in mind when faced again with similar circumstances

[billyu2]

Then perhaps the evaluator might need to re-evaluate her philosophy. Definitely a good learning experience for you.

[YooperReferee]

If you determined that there was sufficient contact to cause dribbler to lose balance, lose the ball, you made the right call. Defense has to know when to back off. Im saying good call.

[CoachP]

Originally Posted by The_Rookie

Girls JV.. Rivalry game. With 26.9 left in game, and game is tied at 30. A1 dribbling up the sideline and B1 makes body contact with her 5 feet past midcourt line.

I come in hard with a block call and sell it. 1 and 1 and A1 makes front end and missed 2nd. A up 1 and ends up winning the game 31-30!

D2 official was observing said with the game tied late in game, you need to keep the situation in mind before making the block call.

Her Advice: Pass on the call and let game be decided in OT

Comments please.....

Did B coach say anything? i.e. "That wasn't a foul in the first quarter?"

Lots of things besides OT can happen in 26.9 seconds.

[Smitty]

Originally Posted by The_Rookie

Girls JV.. Rivalry game. With 26.9 left in game, and game is tied at 30. A1 dribbling up the sideline and B1 makes body contact with her 5 feet past midcourt line.

Can you be more specific about what you mean by body contact? Did the dribbler lose her balance or was she hindered in any way because of the contact? Or did she continue to dribble past the contact without any problems?

[buckrog64]

Calling fouls and being an official is usually a thankless job. The association wants stuff called one way, the coaches another, the fans want you to 'let them play' until someone leaves the floor on a stretcher. The theme here is consistency and some people (fans, coaches) might understand the crew on Friday night is going to be different than the crew seen on Tuesday night and that they will have differing philosophies on what they will call and when. What it boils down to me though is being able to make the tough call in such a situation. Not offering excuses but in a one point loss, people might remember the close call late in the game but how many free throws were missed by the losing team? How many layups? Did someone mouth off and earn a T that gave the winning team the margin of victory? Those are all part of the game, not just one single solitary call towards the end.

[Bad Zebra]

Originally Posted by The_Rookie

...A1 dribbling up the sideline and B1 makes body contact with her 5 feet past midcourt line....

Felony or misdemeanor? If it's a felony, that's easy...you made the right call regardless of the observer's opinion. If it's a misdemeanor...she may have a point, but the others here that have mentioned consistency have very valid points too.

I'm not a big fan of "passing" on anything in the last minutes of a close game. Making those tough calls are the reason we get a paycheck.

[fullor30]

Originally Posted by The_Rookie

Girls JV.. Rivalry game. With 26.9 left in game, and game is tied at 30. A1 dribbling up the sideline and B1 makes body contact with her 5 feet past midcourt line.

I come in hard with a block call and sell it. 1 and 1 and A1 makes front end and missed 2nd. A up 1 and ends up winning the game 31-30!

D2 official was observing said with the game tied late in game, you need to keep the situation in mind before making the block call.

Her Advice: Pass on the call and let game be decided in OT

Comments please.....

Illegal contact?