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Forum: Basketball Mon Mar 15, 2010, 12:43pm

Replies: 55 IMO, they were wrong and shouldn't come back. Views: 4,157 Posted By Odd Duck Even though CLH answered your questions I do have... Even though CLH answered your questions I do have a few comments. While I have no doubt that the officials are told to avoid technicals, the calling of technicals at the state...

Forum: Basketball Mon Mar 15, 2010, 11:25am

Replies: 55 IMO, they were wrong and shouldn't come back. Views: 4,157 Posted By Odd Duck IMO, they were wrong and shouldn't come back. Let me preface this by stating that we in Texas spent the entire season hearing from the UIL how important it was that we knew the rules and how to properly enforce them at all times. Lack of proper...

Forum: Football Wed Sep 16, 2009, 01:47pm

Replies: 14 NCAA Question Views: 1,357 Posted By Odd Duck Ok...fair question. Yes, I heard other things... Ok...fair question. Yes, I heard other things and the officials did sometimes blow to kill the play. I could detect no pattern...they sometime blew when the ball remained in play...a couple of...

Forum: Football Wed Sep 16, 2009, 01:16pm

Replies: 14 NCAA Question Views: 1,357 Posted By Odd Duck NCAA Question My sport is basketball, so I need some insight. I was attending a D3 game last week and noticed the officials rarely blew their whistle (even noticed it in the NFL but that may just be a sound...

Forum: Basketball Mon Jun 15, 2009, 04:16pm

Replies: 12 Summer Basketball, gotta love it! Views: 1,545 Posted By Odd Duck Then work 12 months a year :D ... Then work 12 months a year :D Hey...educators are not paid enough. However, like I tell my daughter-in-law when she mentions the lower pay; "You knew the pay situation in the career when you...

Forum: Basketball Mon Jun 15, 2009, 03:47pm

Replies: 16 Dallas TX Association? Views: 2,938 Posted By Odd Duck Yep, you are pretty much smack in the middle of... Yep, you are pretty much smack in the middle of their coverage area. Check you messages.

Forum: Basketball Mon May 11, 2009, 08:25am

Replies: 75 NBA playoffs (NBA haters stay away) Views: 7,817 Posted By Odd Duck I agree that was not a Flagrant-1. I might have... I agree that was not a Flagrant-1. I might have passed on that contact early in the game but at the end of the game, when the entire crew knows the game situation (even at my level we always go over...

Forum: Basketball Wed May 06, 2009, 12:30pm

Replies: 21 Offseason stuff Views: 2,841 Posted By Odd Duck Right now I would love to work some summer/rec... Right now I would love to work some summer/rec ball. I had to turn in my schedule toward the end of last season. Since August of last year I have been fighting a cardiac issue. Doctor's said I...

Forum: Basketball Thu Apr 30, 2009, 10:08am

Replies: 16 Dallas TX Association? Views: 2,938 Posted By Odd Duck I have never attended the Dallas Chapter camp,... I have never attended the Dallas Chapter camp, but have attended North Texas' camp...pretty good camp but if you live in the Dallas area it is a fairly long drive as it is near Denton. The Fort...

Forum: Basketball Fri Apr 24, 2009, 09:15am

Replies: 9 Evaluators Views: 1,666 Posted By Odd Duck We are in the process of putting a system in... We are in the process of putting a system in place. In our state, the association hires an assignment secretary. As you can imagine, there is a "learning curve" for new assigners to get a handle on...

Forum: Basketball Wed Aug 20, 2008, 09:10am

Replies: 31 Carpooling To Games Views: 2,905 Posted By Odd Duck Around here the school will pay one driver... Around here the school will pay one driver mileage...everyone else in the crew gets a flat $10. Almost all of our officials put a note on their pay voucher asking that the mileage and $10 fees be...

Forum: Basketball Thu Aug 14, 2008, 10:13am

Replies: 46 Making Calls out of your primary. Views: 4,137 Posted By Odd Duck I don't know what they teach in other areas...but... I don't know what they teach in other areas...but around here this is a pre-game topic. There are times when NOTHING is happening in your primary. When at C and 10 players are on the strong side...

Forum: Basketball Fri Aug 08, 2008, 03:36pm

Replies: 79 Poll: Poll: What do you have? Views: 5,313 Posted By Odd Duck Beause when you make a mistake it is easier to go... Beause when you make a mistake it is easier to go into attack mode than apologize? Just a guess :D I had a fellow official deliver something to me today and aksed his opinion. Just for the...

Forum: Basketball Thu Aug 07, 2008, 11:38am

Replies: 24 First camp advice Views: 2,075 Posted By Odd Duck At the last camp I attended I worked with an... At the last camp I attended I worked with an official who was new to 3-official mechanics. I don't rememeber the specific point, but apparently during our post-game session with the evaluator he...

Forum: Basketball Tue Aug 05, 2008, 04:47pm

Replies: 24 First camp advice Views: 2,075 Posted By Odd Duck Sound to me, and please correct me if I am wrong,... Sound to me, and please correct me if I am wrong, that when the crew is "WAY out of position in transition" that someone failed to pick up the rotation. Hey...it happens, even in experienced crews. ...

Forum: Basketball Mon Aug 04, 2008, 02:58pm

Replies: 81 Earrings & Liability Views: 12,414 Posted By Odd Duck I have had a tournament director tell me the same... I have had a tournament director tell me the same thing. However, when I asked who he was going to get to officiate the game he just looked at me with an odd look and said "What do you mean?" I...

Forum: Basketball Thu Jul 31, 2008, 08:36am

Replies: 46 Making Calls out of your primary. Views: 4,137 Posted By Odd Duck I was at a camp recently and during the classroom... I was at a camp recently and during the classroom session on floor coverage the clinician (D1 for 15 years, just attended his second NBA camp in Vegas) made an interesting comment. When there are 2...

Forum: Basketball Tue Jul 29, 2008, 04:05pm

Replies: 89 Call Consistency as a Crew Views: 5,150 Posted By Odd Duck I agree with the "just because" part but in my... I agree with the "just because" part but in my opinion consistency as a crew means calling the same thing on both ends. If two officials in a three-official crew think incidental contact has one...

Forum: Basketball Fri Jul 25, 2008, 05:04pm

Replies: 12 3 man mechanic- center issue Views: 1,420 Posted By Odd Duck Just scanned through the thread so forgive me if... Just scanned through the thread so forgive me if this has been said... It sounds as if you need to learn/train yourself to move in order to stay connected to the play and keep the angle. ...

Forum: Basketball Thu Jul 24, 2008, 04:36pm

Replies: 33 WNBA Fight Views: 3,036 Posted By Odd Duck Just not entitled to have someone listen to it or... Just not entitled to have someone listen to it or care. :D For what it is worth...I agree with your position. I thought the picture was inappropriate.

Forum: Basketball Tue Jul 22, 2008, 02:43pm

Replies: 47 Question about more unwritten rules... Views: 4,427 Posted By Odd Duck First...let's all agree I worded that very badly... First...let's all agree I worded that very badly :( The point I was attempting to make is that the appearance of the official...the first impressions made when arriving at the site and on the...

Forum: Basketball Tue Jul 22, 2008, 01:02pm

Replies: 47 Question about more unwritten rules... Views: 4,427 Posted By Odd Duck Certainly not a determining factor but it can be... Certainly not a determining factor but it can be very important...it can buy you some time with the coaches.

Forum: Basketball Tue Jul 22, 2008, 12:58pm

Replies: 7 Inbound after made basket/timeout Views: 4,853 Posted By Odd Duck IMO...if this was the first time it happened... IMO...if this was the first time it happened during the game it was fast...but then I wasn't there. This is a game management issue. If a team (or both) is slow breaking the huddle right away,...

Forum: Basketball Tue Jul 22, 2008, 09:46am

Replies: 19 Question about unwritten rule #2341-b Views: 2,337 Posted By Odd Duck Our chapter policy is that, other than our... Our chapter policy is that, other than our particularly sytlish and flattering uniform, officials are not to wear anything on the floor that a player is not allowed to wear. There was a quick...

Forum: Basketball Wed Jul 02, 2008, 09:22am

Replies: 5 Off topic - non-profit referee? Views: 1,154 Posted By Odd Duck He may have been part of an association that... He may have been part of an association that assigned him the game. Said association may have had their 501( c)(3) certification...making them non-profit. He may have also, as his regular job,...

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