Dead Ball Officiating

[BillyMac]

When the ball is dead, we must be alive.

[BryanV21]

I used to officiate soccer, and a lot of fouls in soccer occur after a player has kicked the ball away from them (whether it's shooting or passing). So I'm used to not following the ball.

That "training" has helped me in basketball, so not only do I not follow the ball, but I keep my eyes on the players even if the ball is not around them or even in play.

[JRutledge]

It is funny you say all of that, but that was my overall take on the game. Dead ball officiating was not very good IMO. Many players talking and in each other's face.

And I think this is why you have to know something about the teams or use some common sense. These two schools in the 2A Championship game were so different socially and culturally it was not even funny. And many of the officials were not from places where they might have worked that kind of contest on a regular basis or more regular basis to put out little fires that might not have brought the attention to that contest. We have to know when a game has the potential to have conflict. Private vs. Public schools. Black community vs. White community. City vs. Rural. There were so many things that if you know anything about our state, that game had "problems" all over it and it was not addressed until it was too late. I learned a lot from watching that game and I know that will not be me without a fight.

Peace

[twocentsworth]

in that game you mention (Illinois Class 2A Champ. Game), the ENTIRE crew was absolutely abysmal at the block/charge plays. imho, since they couldn't get ANY of those plays correct (think they were approx. 0 for 6!), they had NO CHANCE of being able to handle the dead ball situations.....

get the plays correct and you'll find that managing players/coaches becomes significantly easier.

[ballgame99]

agree twocents, that was what came to my mind when the game was mentioned. Several of those calls/non calls really ramped up the frustration level of both teams. That said, I also agree with the OP.