New college ref advice

[johnny d]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

While it's true that the coach may not be a teacher, he's still under the authority of the athletic director, the principal, the superintendent, and the board of education.

Yes, but if he doesn't work for the school, losing his coaching job isn't that big of a deal, it isn't how he makes his living.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by johnny d

Yes, but if he doesn't work for the school, losing his coaching job isn't that big of a deal, it isn't how he makes his living.

Keep in mind that my comments only referred to high school basketball, not college (I was replying to JetMetFan's high school post) .

Originally Posted by JetMetFan

In HS, there's always a chance the HC doesn't work for the school so he/she may not care or may not be as easily affected by the school's administration.

Although I'm sure that it's possible, I've never heard of a high school teacher/coach in Connecticut losing is teaching job as well as his coaching job because of some on court improprieties with officials.

I'm not a college ref, but the thing I have learned this year is to know your role. Know what plays you can see and what you can't. Know when to say something to a coach and when to let your R take care of it. Know when to speak and when to keep your mouth shut. Know when to make a necessary call out of your area, know when to trust your partners. I'm still figuring out the basics, but I hope that helps.

[Rich]

There are a lot of areas where one of two things happens:

(1) HS hoops is dominated by old boy networks and officials make the jump from subvarsity HS right to college ball.

(2) JuCo isn't much to sneeze at.

Only you know your area.