Video of yours truly officiating

[Kansas Ref]

I commend you for posting that vid of you reffing a game and availing yourself to the critique of this esteemed forum.

My advice is basically in two notes: so take it for what it's worth in applying to your officiating practice ok.

1. "The Look-Back and Lean": be a little more patient in identifying whom you are calling the foul on--wait until the traffic clears so you can see the actual player number before taking off to go tableside for your report--in some leagues the player jersey only has a number on the front or back and not both sides--so just have to wait until you can i.d. the player # before taking off. I used to do this myself (i.e., the lean back look while you are walking tableside).

2. Strive for "confident stature" when observing the play and try to bend at the knees when you are walking/trotting/running. I realize that when reffing one often has to instantaneously cover short distances and long distances--and you cannot predict where you have to be--so just bend you knees when running instead of the "half-walk" gait.

3. On behalf of all coaches, players, and fans of the hoop game, I sincerely thank you for choosing to be an official and commitment to improve your performance.