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Forum: Basketball Wed Mar 07, 2007, 10:26am
Replies: 36
Views: 4,590
Posted By amcginthy
I'm not exactly sure that I will leave coaching...

I'm not exactly sure that I will leave coaching entirely - just depends on what opportunities arise... I love the sport and have been interested in officiating for a long time - in my area (MD) they...
Forum: Basketball Tue Mar 06, 2007, 03:41pm
Replies: 36
Views: 4,590
Posted By amcginthy
thanks. I'm studying to take the officials exam...

thanks. I'm studying to take the officials exam and am attending 2 camps this summer - and I was just looking for a clarification of the rule - I had never heard or seen a request - just what you...
Forum: Basketball Tue Mar 06, 2007, 12:45pm
Replies: 36
Views: 4,590
Posted By amcginthy
So how much time is allowed - or is it just...

So how much time is allowed - or is it just judgement...

Thanks.
Forum: Basketball Tue Mar 06, 2007, 12:40pm
Replies: 36
Views: 4,590
Posted By amcginthy
Defensive Match-up Request..

I should probably know this as a coach... But can someone explain to me a "request for defensive match-up"...

I'm assuming this means that if 3 players enter, if requested, players get some...
Forum: Basketball Wed Feb 28, 2007, 09:06am
Replies: 38
Views: 6,484
Posted By amcginthy
This is off the original topic, but I have a...

This is off the original topic, but I have a question about this part... I was recently coaching a game where the other team only had 6 players - one had twisted an ankle and was layed up on the...
Forum: Basketball Wed Feb 21, 2007, 03:01pm
Replies: 102
Views: 10,190
Posted By amcginthy
I'm a coach... I teach my girls, as EVERY coach...

I'm a coach... I teach my girls, as EVERY coach should, that each game is different and each set of refs sees things different... as long as the ref is consistent in the game - from quarter to...
Forum: Basketball Wed Feb 21, 2007, 09:19am
Replies: 31
Views: 3,546
Posted By amcginthy
Five Fouls is Plenty

From a coaches perspective - I think 5 fouls is plenty, I don't like the idea of 6 - I want my girls to know that they have to play defense correctly - teach it correctly and there really isn't much...
Forum: Basketball Fri Feb 16, 2007, 10:32am
Replies: 35
Views: 4,396
Posted By amcginthy
There was nothing wrong with the timeout, what he...

There was nothing wrong with the timeout, what he told his kids to do, that's a different story... But, you have to take the timeout here... you may not get the rebound to call timeout after a...
Forum: Basketball Fri Feb 16, 2007, 08:06am
Replies: 19
Views: 5,799
Posted By amcginthy
I wish I could have had some of you guys as refs...

I wish I could have had some of you guys as refs about a month or two ago... we were the visiting team, one of my girls was at the line, and behind my player was a player from the other team... she...
Forum: Basketball Wed Jan 24, 2007, 12:57pm
Replies: 66
Views: 6,413
Posted By amcginthy
Fellow TerpsFan, you mind me asking what the...

Fellow TerpsFan, you mind me asking what the teams were and what league... MMGBL??
Forum: Basketball Mon Jan 22, 2007, 02:51pm
Replies: 59
Views: 5,879
Posted By amcginthy
this was exactly the point I brought up in the...

this was exactly the point I brought up in the beginning.
Forum: Basketball Mon Jan 22, 2007, 02:23pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,653
Posted By amcginthy
First, I'm not sure what the question is... if...

First, I'm not sure what the question is... if your determination is that there was no player control - then my understanding of the rule is (remember, I'm a coach, not a ref) - you got it right. ...
Forum: Basketball Mon Jan 22, 2007, 02:17pm
Replies: 59
Views: 5,879
Posted By amcginthy
I wouldn't consider this forced volunteerism... ...

I wouldn't consider this forced volunteerism... anymore than I am forcing them to come to practice or games. If you miss a game, and I don't know ahead of time, or there isn't some emergency - you...
Forum: Basketball Mon Jan 22, 2007, 02:00pm
Replies: 59
Views: 5,879
Posted By amcginthy
I couldn't agree more!! Although I learned...

I couldn't agree more!!

Although I learned the foundation of everything I know about basketball from my HS coach Morgan Wootten, I learned much more about life from him than basketball.
Forum: Basketball Mon Jan 22, 2007, 01:55pm
Replies: 59
Views: 5,879
Posted By amcginthy
1. You have to be intelligent to play basketball...

1. You have to be intelligent to play basketball on my team - if not, your lost! If you can't manage to get a "B" in Social Studies, then chances are, you won't be able to manage the concepts that...
Forum: Basketball Mon Jan 22, 2007, 12:31pm
Replies: 15
Views: 2,230
Posted By amcginthy
HS Ball.... I don't know about this one.. I can...

HS Ball.... I don't know about this one.. I can see maybe early in the game... if a player is in the lane and is attempting to get out... then you say "hey, watch the 3 seconds"... but someone...
Forum: Basketball Mon Jan 22, 2007, 12:14pm
Replies: 59
Views: 5,879
Posted By amcginthy
I get the point of adults / kids rules... but,...

I get the point of adults / kids rules... but, this is a fine line when you are the example, the mentor that is supposed to be teaching things like sportsmanship and character - do as I say, not as...
Forum: Basketball Mon Jan 22, 2007, 11:37am
Replies: 59
Views: 5,879
Posted By amcginthy
I completely disagree (respectfully of course..) ...

I completely disagree (respectfully of course..)

If you are going to pull a player because he lost control of his/her emotions, then you as a coach, had better not loose control of yours. If my...
Forum: Basketball Mon Jan 22, 2007, 11:21am
Replies: 59
Views: 5,879
Posted By amcginthy
Well, I'm a coach and I'm fine with it (as long...

Well, I'm a coach and I'm fine with it (as long as if this coach gets a "T", he abides by the same rules - he removes himself from the bench and can't coach - what's good for the goose...).
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Forum: Basketball Tue Jan 16, 2007, 01:55pm
Replies: 37
Views: 5,159
Posted By amcginthy
Okay... so being a coach, I have to agree with...

Okay... so being a coach, I have to agree with this - especially if the game is tight - an error could mean the difference in the game. That doesn't mean that you get to act like an a**, but some...
Forum: Basketball Tue Jan 16, 2007, 12:43pm
Replies: 33
Views: 6,165
Posted By amcginthy
I don't know where he is from, but K. Durant...

I don't know where he is from, but K. Durant played HS ball at Montrose Christian in Rocville, MD...

Being a MD native, and a former player at DeMatha, I have always been a little biased thinking...
Forum: Basketball Tue Jan 02, 2007, 12:53pm
Replies: 67
Views: 7,379
Posted By amcginthy
While coaching 3 weeks ago, girl from opposing...

While coaching 3 weeks ago, girl from opposing team continued to take a long time at the line - we were calling for the violation, but it did not come - finally, the fourth time at the line, at 10...
Forum: Basketball Tue Jan 02, 2007, 12:35pm
Replies: 27
Views: 2,465
Posted By amcginthy
Thanks for that explanation - as I stated in...

Thanks for that explanation - as I stated in another reply - I didn't think about the other things being watched - assumed that someone was watching only for that - I guess there are very few things...
Forum: Basketball Tue Jan 02, 2007, 12:30pm
Replies: 27
Views: 2,465
Posted By amcginthy
--appreciated...BUT I'm a HE, not a SHE... (of...

--appreciated...BUT I'm a HE, not a SHE... (of course, I've been called worse)
Forum: Basketball Tue Jan 02, 2007, 12:29pm
Replies: 27
Views: 2,465
Posted By amcginthy
Really, you guys are human...:eek: I know, and I...

Really, you guys are human...:eek: I know, and I know these refs... I've had both of them before... they're pretty good, and really nice guys. that's why I asked about there responsibilities - who...
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