put ball in play across the lane?

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Maybe you need to get out of the corner sometime.

I am a firm believer in the "When In Rome ..." principle. If I ever officiate in another area, I will be prepared to makes changes in my mechanics, and those that move here should expect to make changes in their mechanics. It's not a matter of right, or wrong, it's just "different".

At camp this weekend a D1 guy told me it's ok to do this in the backcourt. I've never seen it done in a D1 game on TV so take that for what it's worth.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I am a firm believer in the "When In Rome ..." principle. If I ever officiate in another area, I will be prepared to makes changes in my mechanics, and those that move here should expect to make changes in their mechanics. It's not a matter of right, or wrong, it's just "different".

Is it sort of how things in the Chicago area are sometimes different?

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Is it sort of how things in the Chicago area are sometimes different?

Actually the very same things we do in Chicago are taught all across Illinois. Sorry, we are a state organization that teaches officials across the state the same basic things. We are not just a local association that is affiliated with some other organization that puts out information about what officials should or should not do mechanically.

This state and the clinicians who have to be registered and picked to do their jobs are instructed to teach the very same basic things across the state. So things like where you put the ball in play and who puts the ball in play is the same across the state. But just like anything in life with people of all kinds of skill and experience levels, people do many variations of mechanics or have different levels of understanding those mechanics just like we discuss here every day when it comes to coverages, who should make the call, double whistles, back court violation coverage, competitive match-ups and philosophy on when to blow the whistle and not when to blow the whistle.

I also can speak to this personally as I have worked in parts of Central Illinois and even parts of Southern Illinois as well as working the the Chicago land area which we have officials that do the exact same things without much confusion.

Peace

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Actually...

Peace

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

I do not disagree with this, as I am not obsessed over what is written in a book. That is a very small part of what we do as officials.

Peace

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I do not disagree with this, as I am not obsessed over what is written in a book. That is a very small part of what we do as officials.

Peace