NCAA Sanctioned HS Tourney

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Smitty

What exactly do you expect? The intensity is ratcheted up for these types of tourneys, and the coaches want to win. This is what separates the men from the boys in being able to handle these types of coaches in these types of scenarios. Perhaps you're not ready for this level of play if this bothers you.

It's actually what I enjoy about summer ball, to be honest. It's one more thing I get to work on.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by JetMetFan

So much for that

Do the observers step in at the D2 camp if things get way out of hand? I know at the AAU-based camp I attend if a coach was to truly get nutty - e.g., gets booted but won't leave - the observers will step in so we can get the game going. Not that it has happened (that I can recall) but the potential is there.

I would not say they step in. They allow the campers to take care of business on the court. But what happens is that the coaches come to the clinician (and this happen with me in another camp as a clinician as well last year) and yell and scream at the clinicians about things they "think" are not being called or being addressed. Or complain when they were T'd up and complain that they were perfect human being and the big bad officials hurt their feelings.

Clinicians even in some situations have fans yelling at them. It does not take a rocket scientist to figure out that the campers are being evaluated. But as usually the normal public are so stupid they do not realize there is a difference between being taught how to referee and being in a camp to get hired for a very specific conference.

If it happens at the AAU camp, what do you think happens with guys with all kinds of different agendas like getting paid to want to get better?

Peace

[The_Rookie]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

It's actually what I enjoy about summer ball, to be honest. It's one more thing I get to work on.

That was my take away from the tourney as well...It was my first AAU tourney with this level of intensity, so definite eye opener and now that I know the vibe..will handle differently moving forward

[The_Rookie]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I would not say they step in. They allow the campers to take care of business on the court. But what happens is that the coaches come to the clinician (and this happen with me in another camp as a clinician as well last year) and yell and scream at the clinicians about things they "think" are not being called or being addressed. Or complain when they were T'd up and complain that they were perfect human being and the big bad officials hurt their feelings.

Clinicians even in some situations have fans yelling at them. It does not take a rocket scientist to figure out that the campers are being evaluated. But as usually the normal public are so stupid they do not realize there is a difference between being taught how to referee and being in a camp to get hired for a very specific conference.

If it happens at the AAU camp, what do you think happens with guys with all kinds of different agendas like getting paid to want to get better?

Peace

Rut..thnaks for all of your insight on this topic of AAU tourneys..it lets a young offical know that this non-sense goes on all over!

[Smitty]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

It's actually what I enjoy about summer ball, to be honest. It's one more thing I get to work on.

Me too. It's the most difficult part of the game for me to become comfortable with and be good at reacting to different actions/comments.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Smitty

Me too. It's the most difficult part of the game for me to become comfortable with and be good at reacting to different actions/comments.

Yep, and you're likely to get an entire season's worth of stupid in just one day.