Switches

[Kelvin green]

Originally Posted by AremRed

During some summer rec ball games partners will wave me back when I go to switch, and tell me not to switch at all. We 'switch' at halftime when the teams switch and we stay on the same end. Yes I know that's bad. Once I was doing this and a fan yelled at me in the first half: "call it both ways!" I replied "I will, in the second half."

My philosophy.... If I am doing a game with running clock, I switch every time just like we are supposed to. They can't yell about mechanics if you don't them right. I actually think it gives you more of a break when doing lots of games. Especially if you take your time. If the clock is running, they aren't fouling, I have noticed if we slow down on these, there is less confusion with the table, less confusion on bonus, foul outs etc. and more substitutions... These all take time off the clock. and who cares if the clock is running? We are not officiating crappy basketball if we switch.