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Forum: Basketball Mon Sep 20, 2004, 02:26pm
Replies: 20
Views: 4,899
Posted By WI REF
Smile Plantar Fasciitis

There is a new brace that really helps that Plantar Fasciitis. It's from a compnay called AirCast. You can go to their website and find out where one can be purchased. Either that or ask your...
Forum: Basketball Thu Nov 06, 2003, 09:14am
Replies: 12
Views: 2,009
Posted By WI REF
Post Pre game

The association that I belong to here in the Midwest (SWOA) has printed cards made for the pre-game. It's a great idea to give all the younger officials (veterans too) one of these laminated cards...
Forum: Basketball Wed Apr 09, 2003, 02:18pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,349
Posted By WI REF
Thumbs down NO double violation

Dave,
It looks like you must have missed another one !!!! If you watched closely the offensive player was helped into the lane. Looks like those officials made the right call!!
Forum: Basketball Wed Feb 05, 2003, 12:06pm
Replies: 24
Views: 2,764
Posted By WI REF
Thumbs up 1st Varsity game

Juulie,
Congratulations of your first 'big' game. Stay on that high because after you have that first really poorly played varsity game it will bring you back down to earth. It fun to know...
Forum: Basketball Mon Feb 18, 2002, 11:05am
Replies: 15
Views: 2,236
Posted By WI REF
Talking Ricejock; The timeout causes the count to stop...

Ricejock; The timeout causes the count to stop at that point. Thus when they resumed play with a throw-in and the ball is in the back court. You would start the 10 second from the beginning. In...
Forum: Basketball Mon Feb 18, 2002, 11:00am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,294
Posted By WI REF
Question 10 second count

Dave; Are you talking about High School rules or College rules here? It seems to me that in HS, if team A had the ball tipped away in the back court, the 10 second count continues. This would be...
Forum: Basketball Thu Feb 07, 2002, 09:07am
Replies: 40
Views: 3,239
Posted By WI REF
Wink In my opinion (take it for what it's worth), you...

In my opinion (take it for what it's worth), you get out of a game what you put into a game. I do both Girls and Boys Varsity games, usually about 15 of each per season. I have always felt that I...
Forum: Basketball Mon Jan 28, 2002, 11:53am
Replies: 15
Views: 2,082
Posted By WI REF
RTR; Knowing when you have had enough will...

RTR; Knowing when you have had enough will have to be your decision. It all depends on your personality and how long your fuse is. For me, I usually let the coach whine (no cheese) and complain...
Forum: Basketball Mon Jan 28, 2002, 08:54am
Replies: 26
Views: 2,608
Posted By WI REF
Wink RTR; I am not really sure what you consider a...

RTR; I am not really sure what you consider a 'minor elbow'?? I guess you would have to decide if there was content to injure the other player or it was caused by the players trying to get...
Forum: Basketball Mon Jan 28, 2002, 08:45am
Replies: 8
Views: 1,746
Posted By WI REF
Smile Ready; If you feel that there was enough contact...

Ready; If you feel that there was enough contact during the rebound or put back shot to warrant a foul call, call it. Usually in this type of situation you could call a foul every time down the...
Forum: Basketball Fri Jan 25, 2002, 04:14pm
Replies: 17
Views: 2,605
Posted By WI REF
Slider, because I felt that by blowing the...

Slider, because I felt that by blowing the whistle I would have caused the players on the lane to not play the missed shot. At that point I didn't think that by using the PA, it would have been fair...
Forum: Basketball Fri Jan 25, 2002, 02:33pm
Replies: 17
Views: 2,605
Posted By WI REF
Talking I stand corrected on the whistle causing the ball...

I stand corrected on the whistle causing the ball to become dead. What I was trying to get at was that when the whistle blew, the players probably weren't going to continue any action. So if the...
Forum: Basketball Fri Jan 25, 2002, 09:12am
Replies: 17
Views: 2,605
Posted By WI REF
Question Doug; Let me see if I have this right. Player...

Doug; Let me see if I have this right. Player released the ball for the second free throw attempt? Coach requested the time out while the ball was in flight? At that point you blew your whistle...
Forum: Basketball Fri Jan 18, 2002, 11:46am
Replies: 32
Views: 2,995
Posted By WI REF
Smile Dave; I agree with you in this situation. I...

Dave; I agree with you in this situation. I think that you put yourself in a tough position when you take the advantage/disadvantage theory away. I would hate to take the points away from team A....
Forum: Basketball Mon Jan 14, 2002, 12:02pm
Replies: 26
Views: 3,193
Posted By WI REF
Smile Thanks guys for all the comments. After thinking...

Thanks guys for all the comments. After thinking about it hard and long over the weekend this is what I came up with. I decided that if this ever happens again and is a definate 'excessive swinging...
Forum: Basketball Mon Jan 14, 2002, 08:52am
Replies: 26
Views: 3,193
Posted By WI REF
Question I had a boys varsity game last Friday night. ...

I had a boys varsity game last Friday night. Team A was getting beat quite badly by halftime. With a few minutes gone in the second half here was the situation: Team A shot the ball, B rebounded...
Forum: Basketball Mon Dec 03, 2001, 10:34am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,404
Posted By WI REF
First of all, I'm assuming that you are the lead...

First of all, I'm assuming that you are the lead official in this situation? If this is correct, then where and what is your partner looking at? My partner and I have always talked in the pre-game...
Forum: Basketball Wed Nov 21, 2001, 10:53am
Replies: 5
Views: 1,447
Posted By WI REF
Thumbs up Correctable Error

Dave; Was that game held in the Midwest? I think that I was at that game in which you describe this situation. If I read this correct, as long as it was discovered before the alternating possesion...
Forum: Basketball Wed Oct 31, 2001, 11:17am
Replies: 15
Views: 5,789
Posted By WI REF
Thumbs up HAND SIGNALS

May regular partner and I use several signals throughout our games.
One of them is the pointing to the wrist during an inbound situation to inform each other of a last second shot. That is a...
Forum: Basketball Tue Oct 16, 2001, 11:50am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,978
Posted By WI REF
Lightbulb Jeremy; The best book or books that you can read...

Jeremy; The best book or books that you can read are the RULES !! If you know what the rules are it's hard to stump a good official. If you want to expand your knowledge further there are several...
Forum: Basketball Tue Oct 16, 2001, 11:31am
Replies: 8
Views: 1,923
Posted By WI REF
Thumbs up Ren; First of all, congrats on doing your first...

Ren; First of all, congrats on doing your first game !!!! My feeling is that if you did the game without any problesm or 'T's then you did a good job. You must have had the players and coaches...
Forum: Basketball Mon Oct 08, 2001, 02:23pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,883
Posted By WI REF
Pre Game

I work about 95% of my games with the same partner. What we try to do early in the season is to go over any NEW rule changes and how we will handle them. We also decide who is going to be the Ref...
Forum: Basketball Thu Jun 14, 2001, 01:25pm
Replies: 15
Views: 2,598
Posted By WI REF
Wink I had this situation happen this past season...

I had this situation happen this past season doing some varsity ball. My feeling is that if the Offense takes the ball into 'no mans land' then he is in trouble. He had better keep going or make a...
Forum: Basketball Mon May 14, 2001, 01:24pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,698
Posted By WI REF
Thumbs up I'm from the Midwest/Wisconsin area. Here we get...

I'm from the Midwest/Wisconsin area. Here we get paid when we show up to officiate the contest. That's at all the high school levels (FR, SO, VARSITY). The schools know a year or more ahead of...
Forum: Basketball Thu May 10, 2001, 10:06am
Replies: 5
Views: 1,441
Posted By WI REF
Talking Dave; Diddo !! That article is a very...

Dave; Diddo !! That article is a very interesting one!! I feel that our system here in Wisconsin could use so uniformity. It's hard to keep track of who is scheduling at what time of the year....
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