Ok, here's an easy question for your seasoned vets....

[johnny d]

Wow, you guys have really detailed pre-games. My usually consist of four words: don't **** it up. If it is an important game, I might lengthen that to: make sure you don't **** it up.

[Sco53]

Originally Posted by johnny d

Wow, you guys have really detailed pre-games. My usually consist of four words: don't **** it up. If it is an important game, I might lengthen that to: make sure you don't **** it up.

I like "don't let anybody **** your game up"

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

It was just a reference point to help the newbie who asked for laymen's terms. While you have a great feel for when to rotate, he doesn't.

And as I said, others of us aren't that fortunate. Therefore, it's important to talk about things during pregame. That may be rotations, switches or any of a number of other things. Not all of us are so big time that we can afford to do nothing but say "Don't **** up," which by the way, doesn't accomplish a thing.

[johnny d]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

And as I said, others of us aren't that fortunate. Therefore, it's important to talk about things during pregame. That may be rotations, switches or any of a number of other things. Not all of us are so big time that we can afford to do nothing but say "Don't **** up," which by the way, doesn't accomplish a thing.

Do you really think that the 1-2 minutes you might spend discussing each of these topics (rotations, switches, and other very basic things) is going to make a difference in an officials performance in the game that night? If the guy really needs to discuss things that basic, you are in for a lot bigger problems than whether or not they catch all the rotations. Are there things that could be useful to talk about in a pregame, sure, but going into this level of basics is a waste of time and doesn't accomplish anything either.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

And as I said, others of us aren't that fortunate. Therefore, it's important to talk about things during pregame. That may be rotations, switches or any of a number of other things. Not all of us are so big time that we can afford to do nothing but say "Don't **** up," which by the way, doesn't accomplish a thing.

I do not think I have ever talked about rotations in years. The only way I can think of that topic comes up is when an official is brand new to the varsity level. But talking about switches or rotations almost never comes up.

My pre-games are more about the players, the teams and coaches that we will be dealing with. I might talk about a couple of philosophy things, but that is about it.

Peace

If the OP is still looking for advice, I haven't seen this posted yet:

Take a look at the defense. You will probably not rotate as much with a zone defense, because the offense will probably swing the ball from wing to wing. Under man-to-man defense I would suggest rotating whenever the ball moves to the other side of the lane, even above FTLE.