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[Bad Zebra]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

What's a C?

I find it kind of ironic that a small state that has produced multiple national championships in college basketball still insists on archaic structure for officiating high school ball.

The other irony is that your IAABO Board will probably insist that it's a financial issue with the schools...while the having the wealthiest county in the US (Fairfield County) within their state borders.

[Toren]

This happened in my State Game this year. First whistle out of the gate, about 50 seconds into game time. I was the Old Trail, new Lead.

I was hauling down the court to beat the play and receive it. I beat the play down, but wasn't exactly standing still when the illegal contact occured.

I popped my whistle and hold for a second. I don't hear another whistle, I don't see my partner, so I assumed he didn't make it and I was a solo whistle. So I show "Block". I then see my partner, the C, who was blocked from my view by the offensive player and of course, he's signaling "Player Control"

My first ever BLARGE and it happened as the first whistle in my first ever State Game. Ugh. Humbling experience.

I'll try to post video of it, for those that are interested. I took a great deal away from that game in my video breakdown after the game.

You'll be happy to know that we bounced back in a big way after this embarassing moment. I can also tell you, that for a period of about 2 or 3 trips up the court and down the court, my body felt extremely hot. I had to mentally get that play out of my head and I just saying "Get the next one right".

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Bad Zebra

I find it kind of ironic that a small state that has produced multiple national championships in college basketball still insists on archaic structure for officiating high school ball. The other irony is that your IAABO Board will probably insist that it's a financial issue with the schools.

It's not finances, well it's not all finances. It's the coaches. We have a very powerful state coaches association here in Connecticut. And the members of the coaches association are "best buds" with our state interscholastic sports governing body. There are about a dozen and a half very powerful coaches, the guys that win lots of state championships, that basically run the basketball end of the coaches association. These guys, and they're pretty much all guys, win by playing a very up tempo, aggressive, defensive style of basketball, in all types of schools, urban, suburban, and rural. They all believe, right, or wrong, (perception is often reality) that a third official will lead to more fouls being called, which will force them to change their successful style of coaching. The coaches aren't interested in a three person game, athletic directors, and principals (for financial reasons), are more than willing to side with their coaches, and the state interscholastic sports governing body has no problem siding with the coaches, athletic directors, and principals. Believe it, or not, nobody, on the school end, is pushing for three person games here in Connecticut, so we won't be heading in that direction for years to come, if ever.

[Bad Zebra]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

...Believe it, or not, nobody, on the school end, is pushing for three person games here in Connecticut, so we won't be heading in that direction for years to come, if ever.

For a state that prides itself on being progressive...I find that incredibly Bass Ackwards...I give you credit for staying with it. I'd throw in the towel out of frustration after having "advanced" to three man. I don't think I could ever go back to 2-man on a permanent basis.