An hour, 45 minute MS game

[Adam]

Originally Posted by bainsey

This particular parent gets a lot more leeway, as she's worn stripes, and worked deep into the post-season. Different sport, granted, but I can't say what she's saying is wrong.

Fair enough, but the primary point stands. There are some games where you just have to, but when kids can't control their feet, I'm looking for either an advantage or a significant travel.

[jTheUmp]

Originally Posted by Adam

when kids can't control their feet, I'm looking for either an advantage or a significant travel.

^ This.

A couple of my favorites:
1) the coach in an 11U girls rec game that was constantly complaining about traveling, every time the other team had the ball (nothing, of course, when his team had the ball, even though they were just as bad). After I got fed up with it, I asked the coach if he really wanted me to call every single travel violation. He said yes. The next 8 possessions lasted about 5 seconds each before a traveling violation. Finally I turned over to him and said "did I make my point, coach?" "yes." "Ok, thank you".

I would never do that again, of course.

2) "Three second" parents. The ones who constantly yell for a 3-second violation on the other team... situations including, but not limited to:
a) while the ball is in the backcourt.
b) while the ball is dead after a foul call.
c) during a throw-in.
d) PRIOR TO the start of a throw-in.
e) during one of those marathon miss-a-shot-get-an-offensive-rebound-shoot-again-miss-offensive-rebound-rinse-repeat sequences.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by jTheUmp

2) "Three second" parents. The ones who constantly yell for a 3-second violation on the other team... situations including, but not limited to:
a) while the ball is in the backcourt.
b) while the ball is dead after a foul call.
c) during a throw-in.
d) PRIOR TO the start of a throw-in.
e) during one of those marathon miss-a-shot-get-an-offensive-rebound-shoot-again-miss-offensive-rebound-rinse-repeat sequences.

Point taken... and I (as well as the rest of the crowd) am not that guy. In this particular case, the team would dribble up until they were guarded, and then turn their back to the basket (to protect their dribble). And dribble, and dribble, and dribble. The one time we got to 12, it was probably a 5-second violation too, although we never once saw them counting a 5, no matter how closely guarded they were.

We do have good officials in the area doing MS games. It just seems that every 3-4 games or so, we get Joe Paycheck whose whistle only seems to work when the ball goes out of bounds, and who never, ever actually moves to the right position or shows any hustle.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

It just seems that every 3-4 games or so, we get Joe Paycheck whose whistle only seems to work when the ball goes out of bounds, and who never, ever actually moves to the right position or shows any hustle.

Sometimes I get those guys as partners and it's not very enjoyable for me either.

[dsqrddgd909]

Originally Posted by jTheUmp

e) during one of those marathon miss-a-shot-get-an-offensive-rebound-shoot-again-miss-offensive-rebound-rinse-repeat sequences.

^ made me laugh.

[RSturgell]

The "paycheck official" is the one guy that drives me crazy watching my daughter. At least be in position if a call is missed or show some effort.

Around here some of the MS boys games are very competitive and allows you to see a lot of situations to use as a learning experience.