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"Judgment calls" are what we do...
Various rules-making organizations have earnestly endeavored to establish "rules" for basketball play; furthermore, these organizations regularly convened committees and training programs to--dare I say--establish "interpretations" for such rules. We all appreciate and benefit enormously from our "rule books" as they establish validity, reproducibility, and credibility to our officiating profession. Yet, a rule book cannot possibly predict nor legislate all possible scenarios that occur within a competitive hoops game; therefore, we must use our judgment.
For example, when coaches compel their players to "play hard/tough" and their actions/style of play then influences the opposition to "play hard/tough"---which in turn causes officials to use their interpretation and "allow" such a style of aggressive of play because we don't want whistly "ticky tack" fouls. As an example, last night I reffed a game where the coaches were encouraging a style of aggressive play--like hard defensive hedges on screens, strongly pursuing 50/50 balls, and the such. So, we must use our judgement to enable the "game to be played" instead of whistling every little tap or touch--within the confines of fair play. In short, we must use our judgement. |
OK. Is this a question or a statement?
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um...amen?
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I, for one, don't mind considering a post like you submitted here, if that's the intended purpose. I suspect lots of stuff that goes into my post-game journal should really be run past someone else, just to make sure I'm on the right track, and so that if I'm on the wrong track, I can redirect my attitude and actions in upcoming games. Seems that's what this poster was doing, right? Thanx for sharing. :) |
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Your Guess Is As Good As Mine ...
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Seems like I need to post a picture of me---so as to remedy confusion--lol.
My screen name = "Travelling Man" because that is what I told a coach who expressed displeasure at a 'travelling violation' I called on his player. His player was unexpectedly double-teamed when he recv'd the inbound pass after a carefully designed play subsequent to a timeout coach called. A1 recv'd the inbound pass, then shuffled his feet--it was a close game (1 pt difference) with 15 secongs left. The coach said "what you called that travelling?!". I replied, "travelling man!" Hence my screen name. It was the right call obfiously. |
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Cheerio, Pip Pip, And All That Rot ...
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Ricky Nelson wants to spell it another way: <iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/0janfcZ8LUw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> |
@Billymacs: Yes, you are correct. I concede that the correct grammar is "Travelling, Man". You are right; I am wrong.
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God Save The Queen ...
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