Forum: Basketball
Wed Feb 06, 2019, 12:46pm
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Replies: 34
Views: 2,872
If you do junior high games, you often find...
If you do junior high games, you often find yourselves in quirky gyms. I use the pregame meeting to cover anything weird with the court, such as auxiliary baskets that are hanging on the edges of the...
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Forum: Basketball
Wed Dec 09, 2015, 04:04pm
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Replies: 31
Views: 3,007
Check with other refs
Check with other officials and find out if the league administrators have your back. If they don't, do yourself a favor and pass.
I worked a wreck league where a player physically assaulted an...
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Forum: Basketball
Wed Dec 09, 2015, 03:48pm
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Replies: 52
Views: 4,913
Be confident
I always tell rookies to look confident, and be confident.
Take the court standing tall and with a smile.
Once you blow the whistle to make a call, make the call 100 percent. Don't oversell...
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Forum: Basketball
Mon Dec 07, 2015, 01:20pm
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Replies: 33
Views: 2,570
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Forum: Basketball
Fri Nov 13, 2015, 10:58am
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Replies: 39
Views: 3,337
No ... don't do it
Middle school game, two very lower level teams. Kid gets the ball in the key and throws up a prayer of a shot that goes in. The 30 to 40 fans in the stands go wild. Kid is grinning ear to ear. I'm...
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Forum: Basketball
Fri Jul 10, 2015, 09:27am
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,201
penalty box
A few years back, my son was playing in a junior high summer tournament in Oregon. One of his teammates was a known hot head who was getting close to boiling. When he got too physical on a play, the...
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Forum: Basketball
Tue May 12, 2015, 08:36am
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,463
Reach!
Last season, I had one coach who was constantly complaining the about the other team "reaching." I told him "no contact, no foul." Two possessions later, my partner calls it, even reporting it to the...
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Forum: Basketball
Wed Mar 26, 2014, 06:56pm
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Replies: 70
Views: 7,504
My two cents
Not sure I would have called the I.F., but I can see why it was called. Put together the P.O.E. along with the kinda hug, and in my mind, the case for the I.F. can be made.
As a guy who also does...
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Forum: Basketball
Wed Mar 19, 2014, 07:51pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,847
Pen hit Ref
My son's JV coach was mad at his team's center a few years back for not blocking out on a rebound. Coach turned and fired his marker at the stands. It promptly bounced back and hit the Official in...
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Forum: Basketball
Wed Mar 05, 2014, 08:21pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,773
Speaking of idiot fans ...
Few years back,...
Speaking of idiot fans ...
Few years back, I am doing a junior high tournament game. Team in front is doing a high weave, the team behind comes out to force the issue. In the stands, a woman is...
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Forum: Basketball
Mon Feb 10, 2014, 05:17pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,069
Just like the commercial
I had one of those special moments that usually seem only to happen at the middle school level.
My partner and I are doing eighth grade B-C level game. The play is pretty sloppy, but the kids are...
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Forum: Basketball
Tue Nov 12, 2013, 03:20pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,271
One thing that can really help, especially for...
One thing that can really help, especially for younger, quiet refs, is to look like you are having fun on the court. Don't be a clown, of course, but don't be afraid to converse with the scorer, and...
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Forum: Basketball
Tue Mar 12, 2013, 03:20pm
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Replies: 39
Views: 4,031
Just last year
Eighth grade boys game between two rival schools. I am with a partner who was literally working her first (and possibly last) game. She has called a couple of out of bounds, but other than that, her...
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Forum: Basketball
Thu Nov 15, 2012, 04:55pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,466
Starting count on inbounds
I've had an issue regarding when to start the count on an inbound after a made basket, and I am getting some conflicting advice from other refs. I did a quick glance at the rule book, but couldn't...
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Forum: Basketball
Mon Oct 29, 2012, 01:50pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 7,593
Brain freeze
Sometimes, the old computer upstairs just malfunctions. Last season, during an eighth-grade boys game, my very experienced, usually right-on partner called a five-second closely guarded call in the...
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Forum: Basketball
Fri Jul 06, 2012, 03:31pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,394
Nothing new, unfortunately
Growing up in the early 1970s, our youth baseball program was fairly low key. No coaches, just team captains, with three high school players serving as advisers and umpires.
I remember having a...
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Forum: Basketball
Tue Jun 12, 2012, 02:02pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,930
Defender was late
When I first saw it, I thought block. In super slow-mo, I still have block, and an appreciation of what a good call it was.
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Forum: Basketball
Tue Jun 05, 2012, 03:14pm
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Replies: 42
Views: 3,168
Discussing a call with your partner
I saw this discussed briefly the other day, and just wanted some other thoughts on the subject.
I'm lead (and in a small gym with only a couple of feet between end line and wall). Shot goes up,...
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Forum: Basketball
Thu May 17, 2012, 01:20pm
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,248
File charges
Any time an official is physically assaulted, charges should be filed. Even if it did not result in injury, criminal charges should be filed at once.
If you don't call law enforcement, that sends...
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Forum: Basketball
Thu May 03, 2012, 08:43am
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,183
baserunner
Did the shortstop establish legal guarding position? If so, I have a player control foul. (Unless, of course, the shortstop flops, in which case, it is a technical.)
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Forum: Basketball
Tue Apr 17, 2012, 06:29pm
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Replies: 137
Views: 9,776
flopping
Please excuse my lack of specifics and the generalization.
The play I have in mind is when the defensive player gets in position - usually in the key -- but the offensive player avoids contact on...
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Forum: Basketball
Tue Apr 17, 2012, 12:16pm
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Replies: 137
Views: 9,776
Flopping
Van Gundy, I believe, is right regarding flopping, but wrong on this particular example.
I am seeing way too many youth and junior high coaches teaching "the flop" as part of their defensive...
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Forum: Basketball
Mon Apr 16, 2012, 02:09pm
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Replies: 68
Views: 6,920
Inexperienced coaches
If the individual or group that is organizing the event have their poop in a pile, things should go pretty smoothly, odd jerk-coach not withstanding.
If the event is disorganized, expect to have...
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Forum: Basketball
Mon Apr 09, 2012, 09:10am
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,978
I used to work as a sports editor at a small...
I used to work as a sports editor at a small newspaper that had a minor league baseball team. Over the years, I got to meet Hall of Fame pitcher Warren Spahn (far more interested in our paper's very...
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Forum: Basketball
Mon Apr 09, 2012, 08:56am
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,226
Fines
More and more after-season tournaments are handing out fines for techicals. I did one this weekend -- everything from 3-4 grade to college level --that said if a player or a coach received a...
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