Defensive player grabbing the net to pull himself up

[rhodyref401]

I joined this site to learn from other officials and also pick their brains to help improve my officiating, this is the first thread i have ever started and it will also be the last. Good luck to all of you guys in your careers, and i wish you all much success and good health.

[stiffler3492]

Originally Posted by rhodyref401

I joined this site to learn from other officials and also pick their brains to help improve my officiating, this is the first thread i have ever started and it will also be the last. Good luck to all of you guys in your careers, and i wish you all much success and good health.

Dude, relax. You gotta have thicker skin than that. It's part of the job anyway.

[JetMetFan]

Originally Posted by rhodyref401

I joined this site to learn from other officials and also pick their brains to help improve my officiating, this is the first thread i have ever started and it will also be the last. Good luck to all of you guys in your careers, and i wish you all much success and good health.

Rhody, hopefully you'll take a step back then keep coming back. We all have varying amounts of time in this business and we all correct each other regarding terminology and other stuff. When we use incorrect terminology it can cause confusion when we explain situations to coaches and/or players...and each other. Remember: when we go wrong, the game can go wrong.

It may sound harsh since you're new but it's all said with good intentions and with the intent of helping us learn and get better.

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by rhodyref401

I joined this site to learn from other officials and also pick their brains to help improve my officiating, this is the first thread i have ever started and it will also be the last.

Wow. If you're that thin skinned, you won't last long in officiating.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by rhodyref401

This is the first thread i have ever started and it will also be the last.

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

Wow. If you're that thin skinned, you won't last long in officiating.

"Hey Coach. This is the first time that you've challenged my call and it will be the last time that a you challenge my call. Don't expect me to ever work in this gym again. I will be blocking your team on Arbiter as soon as I get home."

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

"Hey Coach. This is the first time that you've challenged my call and it will be the last time that a you challenge my call. Don't expect me to ever work in this gym again. I will be blocking your team on Arbiter as soon as I get home."

Uh oh, actually a relevant and funny joke by BM.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Actually a relevant and funny joke by BM

Even if you blindfold him, and spin him around a couple of times, if you give him enough whacks, the kid's eventually going to hit the piñata.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

"Hey Coach. This is the first time that you've challenged my call and it will be the last time that a you challenge my call. Don't expect me to ever work in this gym again. I will be blocking your team on Arbiter as soon as I get home."

"And, I'm taking the basketball home with me".

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by rhodyref401

I joined this site to learn from other officials and also pick their brains to help improve my officiating, this is the first thread i have ever started and it will also be the last. Good luck to all of you guys in your careers, and i wish you all much success and good health.

Part of learning the rules is learning the correct terminology, pure and simple. If that offends you then don't ask fellow officials to answer your questions, just go straight to the rule book where you don't have to worry about personalities.

You and Duffman should start a revolution.

You 2 never would have survived if these guys were giving you feedback:

[Rich]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Part of learning the rules is learning the correct terminology, pure and simple. If that offends you then don't ask fellow officials to answer your questions, just go straight to the rule book where you don't have to worry about personalities.

You and Duffman should start a revolution.

You 2 never would have survived if these guys were giving you feedback:

Thanks for posting this.

I think that the "old guard" was too standoffish, but I see their point -- it's a slippery slope once you start putting your arm around a coach or acting buddy-buddy with some of the players. Even at the HS level, I'm certain to sped exactly the same amount of time before the game with each coach, even if I do know one coach extremely well (to the point where I've had beers in the off-season with that coach). On the floor, perception is everything.