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Forum: Basketball Fri Jan 24, 2003, 04:34pm
Replies: 2
Views: 839
Posted By twoblindrefs
Men or women? If women, this site has...

Men or women?

If women, this site has listing for Midwest Conference camp held at Illinois College. send email to [email protected] and Al can get you info on that one.

His name is Al Raya,...
Forum: Basketball Fri Jan 24, 2003, 03:48pm
Replies: 0
Views: 1,036
Posted By twoblindrefs
Lightbulb Hi everyone! I've just enabled my camp...

Hi everyone!

I've just enabled my camp website for the 2003 sessions of The Referee School. I'd love any feedback you folks would like to provide on things the site could use which i've left off....
Forum: Basketball Tue Jan 21, 2003, 03:29pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,529
Posted By twoblindrefs
Instead of asking a coach

How about asking a veteran ref you respect observe you....

IN OTHER WORDS, FIND A MENTOR!!!

I remember starting out working the freshman/jv 2 game set and then sitting in the locker room for...
Forum: Basketball Tue Jan 21, 2003, 03:19pm
Replies: 22
Views: 2,760
Posted By twoblindrefs
most importantly.....

Hi captains.....

Good luck, play the whistle, and have fun!

That's my captains meeting, short and sweet.....

oh ya, I always ask my partner if they have anything to add......and I always...
Forum: Basketball Tue Jan 21, 2003, 03:12pm
Replies: 57
Views: 3,376
Posted By twoblindrefs
Lightbulb GOTTA LOVE THE MECHANICS DEBATES

I love listening (reading) to the various opinions on proper mechanics vs game administration. Those stating that D1 officials should know the fundamental rules are correct. Those stating that D1...
Forum: Basketball Thu Jan 16, 2003, 03:51pm
Replies: 15
Views: 2,065
Posted By twoblindrefs
Fines

Hit em where it hurts, fine them for every T, $10 for first, $25 for 2nd, and $50 for third....and everyone thereafter results in $50 a pop.....

And they don't play any future games until the fine...
Forum: Basketball Thu Jan 16, 2003, 03:47pm
Replies: 30
Views: 3,166
Posted By twoblindrefs
dealing with parents

The only thing worse at a youth game than a 5th grade parent yelling from the stands is a 4th grade parent....

and the only thing even worse than the 4th grade parent yelling is a 3rd grade...
Forum: Basketball Thu Jan 16, 2003, 12:20pm
Replies: 30
Views: 2,522
Posted By twoblindrefs
OH MY GOODNESS

How many T's did you call by yourself??????

And the "Coordinator" at the site's conduct????

OH MY.......


I'm speechless on this one, wouldn't know where to start....maybe we can go to...
Forum: Basketball Thu Jan 16, 2003, 12:08pm
Replies: 19
Views: 2,807
Posted By twoblindrefs
handling them

As a Coordinator who handles both 2-person and 3-person NCAA assignments, if you think officials can easily "handle" the differences, that is a mistake. It is very tough to make changes on...
Forum: Basketball Thu Jan 16, 2003, 12:03pm
Replies: 1
Views: 1,024
Posted By twoblindrefs
Lightbulb The NCAA does a great job of getting officiating...

The NCAA does a great job of getting officiating information out to interested officials. If you go to http://www.ncaa.org and click on the Chamionships link, then select basketball....you can then...
Forum: Basketball Thu Jan 16, 2003, 11:59am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,866
Posted By twoblindrefs
a play on words

Hey Romano, just noticed your sign-off, the no call is the best call....when you say you'll be talking to me soon, does that mean I should hope not to hear from you?

Just kidding, nice sign-off!
Forum: Basketball Thu Jan 16, 2003, 11:55am
Replies: 19
Views: 2,807
Posted By twoblindrefs
staying with 2-person, yahoo!

MIAA staying with 2-person for this year according to "word on the street"....

For those of you who think there are only "subtle" differences between NF 3-person and either NCAA men's or NCAA...
Forum: Basketball Tue Jan 14, 2003, 03:28pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,692
Posted By twoblindrefs
1. Working about twice a week 2. As many as my...

1. Working about twice a week
2. As many as my scheudle allows
3. Level is fine
4. Not an issue
5. Don't rush moving up, the trip down is twice as fast
Forum: Basketball Tue Jan 14, 2003, 03:24pm
Replies: 16
Views: 2,246
Posted By twoblindrefs
Varsity coach gets ejected in sub-varsity

MIAA (Massachusetts) rules state that the coach can not resume his coaching duties until he/she has sat out 1 contest at the same level from which they have been ejected from.

Happened in one of...
Forum: Basketball Tue Jan 14, 2003, 03:16pm
Replies: 21
Views: 2,315
Posted By twoblindrefs
confusing ruling

It sounds like the ref may have called a T for taunting...if there was nothing unsporting about the throwing of the ball, all I can think of is verbal post-activity comments.
Forum: Basketball Tue Jan 14, 2003, 03:07pm
Replies: 25
Views: 1,700
Posted By twoblindrefs
#1, allow the shirt to be changed, No T. Just...

#1, allow the shirt to be changed, No T. Just make sure scorekeeper has knowledge of new number for player....

#2. If the foul was in the act of shooting but after horn went off, award 2 shots....
Forum: Basketball Tue Jan 14, 2003, 02:58pm
Replies: 19
Views: 2,807
Posted By twoblindrefs
using NCAA mechanics

My thought is that if the 3-person is going to be used for the tournament, at least by using the ncaa 3-person some of the officials who work both high school and college will be able to lead the...
Forum: Basketball Tue Jan 14, 2003, 02:54pm
Replies: 3
Views: 1,122
Posted By twoblindrefs
Haven't heard anything on the D1 camp dates

If I hear of specific D1 camps dates, I'll post them....and if anyone has feedback on my camps, let's here it.....as always, trying to make the right call!

To Drut, I agree.....some of them get...
Forum: Basketball Tue Jan 14, 2003, 02:49pm
Replies: 19
Views: 2,807
Posted By twoblindrefs
Do any states still work 2-person all season...

Do any states still work 2-person all season other than Massachusetts? Out state is about to authorize the use of 3-person crews for sectional semi-finals to the state finals.

How have other...
Forum: Basketball Tue Jan 14, 2003, 02:27pm
Replies: 4
Views: 1,043
Posted By twoblindrefs
Trail officiating

Hi Jake, good question.

I also like my officials in a 2-person crew to strongly work the arc. In teaching this system, we encourage breaking the front court into 9 zones, 9 equal sqaures (more or...
Forum: Basketball Tue Jan 14, 2003, 02:21pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,866
Posted By twoblindrefs
Why only 3 days

Hi Romano:

The camp is run at the same time as the BC Women's Basketball high school team camp, which is run over the same 3 day period.

We spend all of Friday afternoon in the classroom, and...
Forum: Basketball Sun Jan 12, 2003, 10:24pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,866
Posted By twoblindrefs
The Referee School Hi all, the dates for the...

The Referee School
Hi all, the dates for the camps this year are as follows: June 27-29 and July 25-27. Both camps offer the ability to enroll in either 2-person National Federation instruction or...
Forum: Basketball Sun Jan 12, 2003, 10:23pm
Replies: 17
Views: 2,795
Posted By twoblindrefs
Get far away

Once you blow your whistle and beckon appropriate medical persons onto the court (or the cheerleading coach), GET FAR AWAY. You don't want to get invloved at all unless you have MD after your name...
Forum: Basketball Sun Jan 12, 2003, 10:13pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,398
Posted By twoblindrefs
your instructions

Just be clear when you eject that your instructions to the coach do not specifically tell the caoch to send the player to the lockerroom. If you just eject and tell the caoch the player is "ejected...
Forum: Basketball Sun Jan 12, 2003, 10:03pm
Replies: 15
Views: 2,025
Posted By twoblindrefs
Midwest camp for women's college

I know Al Raya runs the Midwest Referee School at Illinois College....see the camps listing under officiating.com camps section to contatc him. His dates for 2003 are around June 26th I believe.
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