Can Refs Help Improve Youth Play (Videos)

[Raymond]

also, you should join the local officials association. you could work the age groups other than your team. this way you would be helping out from both sides of the fence.

[deecee]

This is MS. You get what you get. I mean what if we try and explain advantage/disadvantage, or Rythm/Speed/Balance/Quickness, or even evaluating a play from start to finish.

Sometimes fouls call themselves and sometimes they don't. At your level I highly double many of the advanced officiating techniques are being applied. Most likely it's call what needs to be called, let the rest go.

You're over thinking MS basketball. The kids aren't that good for the most part. The coaches are usually at the same level or worse than the kids. The officials are 2 guys or gals wearing black shorts/pants with striped shirts and a whistle, and they are whoever the assignor could get to cover the game.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

I tend to think that officiating at that level is commensurate to the coaching level and playing level. the mistakes made by the officials are on par with the mistakes made by the players and the coaches

I repeat the above, and emphasize the below.

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

also, you should join the local officials association. you could work the age groups other than your team. this way you would be helping out from both sides of the fence.

No conversation we have here is going to change the officiating of or your relationship with the officials doing your middle school games.