Forum: Basketball
Thu Oct 28, 2021, 08:28am
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Replies: 89
Views: 4,003
Yes, I just got a flurry of assignments, and...
Yes, I just got a flurry of assignments, and luckily only two were conflicting and they were D2 vs JUCO, so the assignor was fine with it.
I will say I have one D3 assignor who won't accept any...
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Forum: Basketball
Tue Oct 19, 2021, 06:56pm
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Replies: 89
Views: 4,003
Thanks Raymond and JRutledge. I'm not sure how...
Thanks Raymond and JRutledge. I'm not sure how this topic snowballed, but I assumed it had something to do with Covid and now that's more or less been confirmed.
I'm curious now if there was a...
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Forum: Basketball
Tue Oct 19, 2021, 07:05am
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Replies: 89
Views: 4,003
Monthly D1 Assigning?
I'm not a D1 official, but the change to monthly assigning at the D1 level is playing with my D2-JUCO scheduling. I've got several assignors to juggle, and the added wait time is not helping. A buddy...
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Forum: Basketball
Mon May 03, 2021, 06:31am
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Replies: 51
Views: 3,423
I've met a woman or two who thought there was a...
I've met a woman or two who thought there was a glass ceiling to break, but I've also met a lot more D1 women (and men) who said the main reason not to do men's was "Why work 5 years in D2/D3 when I...
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Forum: Basketball
Wed Apr 28, 2021, 06:47am
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Replies: 51
Views: 3,423
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Forum: Basketball
Tue Apr 27, 2021, 10:27pm
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Replies: 51
Views: 3,423
Here you go:...
Here you go: https://www.espn.com/espnw/story/_/id/31317956/the-nba-five-full-women-referees-changing-game-just-beginning?addata=espn:nba:index
All I got to say is, all the recent female hires for...
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Forum: Basketball
Fri Nov 13, 2020, 04:57pm
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Replies: 48
Views: 4,002
I think a larger question is how many refs are...
I think a larger question is how many refs are going to be available in VA. I'm currently in between associations, but I'm telling you right now, I wouldn't work even if I was still employed, and...
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Forum: Basketball
Wed Jun 10, 2020, 08:15am
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Replies: 47
Views: 5,252
In the DC Metro area:
I've gotten NCAA...
In the DC Metro area:
I've gotten NCAA soccer games, although one JUCO (and the closest one at that) said they'd shut down all NJCAA activities for 2020-2021. My local travel soccer league plans...
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Forum: Basketball
Thu May 28, 2020, 08:40am
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Replies: 57
Views: 4,770
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Forum: Basketball
Wed May 27, 2020, 11:03am
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Replies: 57
Views: 4,770
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Forum: Basketball
Sun May 24, 2020, 05:55pm
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Replies: 57
Views: 4,770
So far all of my camps have been cancelled,...
So far all of my camps have been cancelled, except for one in Texas which was rescheduled to late June. That ticked me off, because D1 extended the dead period to July, and DII can only recruit...
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Forum: Basketball
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 08:47pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,358
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Forum: Basketball
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 10:06pm
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Replies: 60
Views: 5,395
Honestly, it's hard to imagine the reffing...
Honestly, it's hard to imagine the reffing landscape where we aren't independent contractors.
Oh I feel you there. I did a camp with Jr NBA for a D2 tryout, and that was some of the worst...
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Forum: Basketball
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 02:39pm
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Replies: 60
Views: 5,395
Would you care to share? When those camps were...
Would you care to share? When those camps were first mentioned a few years ago, I was curious what would make them any different from your standard D1 camp.
And I agree with Raymond: If this can...
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Forum: Basketball
Sun Feb 09, 2020, 09:18pm
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Replies: 60
Views: 5,395
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Forum: Basketball
Sun Feb 09, 2020, 12:12am
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Replies: 60
Views: 5,395
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Forum: Basketball
Sat Feb 08, 2020, 11:26pm
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Replies: 60
Views: 5,395
I might've buried the lead here. The larger...
I might've buried the lead here. The larger takeaway is that they are claiming that the NCAA and conferences were acting as "employers" under New York state law. Link to actual filing:
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Forum: Basketball
Sat Feb 08, 2020, 10:49pm
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Replies: 60
Views: 5,395
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Forum: Basketball
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 09:47am
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,724
I've been to a D1 camp where that was promoted....
I've been to a D1 camp where that was promoted. I've been to a D1 camp where we were told not to do that. I've had professional soccer refs do that, and those that are mic'd up say it as well. It's...
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Forum: Basketball
Thu Jan 23, 2020, 01:27pm
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Replies: 33
Views: 3,536
Oh one guy might make that mistake. The second...
Oh one guy might make that mistake. The second guy might make that mistake. But all 3 coming to the same conclusion? I'm here to say, this isn't something I'd screw up.
BI, GT, OOB, fouls, sure,...
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Forum: Basketball
Thu Jan 23, 2020, 10:58am
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Replies: 33
Views: 3,536
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Forum: Basketball
Thu Jan 23, 2020, 10:49am
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Replies: 33
Views: 3,536
Tip with .2 seconds waved off
https://twitter.com/BadSportsRefs/status/1220340643811282949
This has to be one of the worst calls I've ever seen. I hate to armchair officiate, but damn was this a bad call.
What went wrong?...
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Forum: Basketball
Wed Jan 15, 2020, 01:33pm
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Replies: 42
Views: 4,445
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Forum: Basketball
Wed Jan 15, 2020, 11:51am
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Replies: 42
Views: 4,445
This is the issue I'm starting to suspect. I'm...
This is the issue I'm starting to suspect. I'm not sure we can fix that. Not in a pretty manner anyway. We don't have "voting rights" in my group. As Raymond mentioned, we're owned by one guy, and he...
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Forum: Basketball
Wed Jan 15, 2020, 08:55am
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Replies: 42
Views: 4,445
Yup. I was also here to learn stuff about...
Yup. I was also here to learn stuff about assigning, like the guy who told me I'd be married to a phone for the entire season. Learning that someone gets $31,000 for 70 schools was invaluable. I was...
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