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Forum: Basketball Wed Feb 27, 2008, 10:56am
Replies: 29
Views: 3,490
Posted By bellnier
JR...I understood the earlier explanation. The...

JR...I understood the earlier explanation. The difference is that when we see a clear violation (with some exceptions) we DON'T call it immediately...rather, we wait to see if the offended team can...
Forum: Basketball Wed Feb 27, 2008, 10:29am
Replies: 29
Views: 3,490
Posted By bellnier
...you're right about the great unwashed (most...

...you're right about the great unwashed (most casual fans of the game, 99.9% of parents in the stands, and unfortunately many of the players) not knowing the intracacies of BB rules (I hardly ever...
Forum: Basketball Wed Feb 27, 2008, 09:46am
Replies: 29
Views: 3,490
Posted By bellnier
...one real difference between calling rugby and...

...one real difference between calling rugby and BB, then, is that when you see an infraction/foul you blow the play dead more often than not, while we won't stop play if the offended team can take...
Forum: Basketball Tue Feb 26, 2008, 06:43pm
Replies: 29
Views: 3,490
Posted By bellnier
advantage/disadvantage

In rugby we take the advantage-disadvantage principle to extreme...for example, if defense (white) commits an infraction against offense (black), offense is allowed to continue play until the...
Forum: Basketball Tue Feb 26, 2008, 01:19pm
Replies: 29
Views: 3,490
Posted By bellnier
Not 100% 'sure', but just that feeling that there...

Not 100% 'sure', but just that feeling that there was something going on besides the kids adjusting. In my sport (rugby) the ref sometimes chats with his/her 2 touch-judges at halftime (and during...
Forum: Basketball Tue Feb 26, 2008, 01:08pm
Replies: 29
Views: 3,490
Posted By bellnier
W&S --- not soccer! grunewar --- officials...

W&S --- not soccer!

grunewar --- officials seemed to lighten up a bit on carries (both point guards were iffy with their stop-and-go moves...4 or 5 called in first half, maybe one in second) and...
Forum: Basketball Tue Feb 26, 2008, 12:31pm
Replies: 29
Views: 3,490
Posted By bellnier
Halftime adjustments?

Just curious is all...

I was watching a BV Sectional game last night and there was little flow, in either direction, in the first half...foul and violation calls on nearly every trip. The second...
Forum: Basketball Thu Feb 14, 2008, 11:16am
Replies: 132
Views: 11,065
Posted By bellnier
Sheesh...this is what they teach these kids? That...

Sheesh...this is what they teach these kids? That a woman can't be an authority figure? theri mothers must love that concept. What about an adult having authority over a child? Doesn't that trump...
Forum: Basketball Wed Feb 13, 2008, 04:08pm
Replies: 132
Views: 11,065
Posted By bellnier
Oops..that'll teach me for doing three things at...

Oops..that'll teach me for doing three things at once...maybe multitasking is for the young...
Forum: Basketball Wed Feb 13, 2008, 04:06pm
Replies: 98
Views: 8,864
Posted By bellnier
a partner that makes a 'make up call' because I...

a partner that makes a 'make up call' because I missed on an earlier one
Forum: Basketball Wed Feb 13, 2008, 04:02pm
Replies: 132
Views: 11,065
Posted By bellnier
Thumbs down I think this is the same Saint Mary's that...

I think this is the same Saint Mary's that forfeited a football game because the opponent had a girl on the team...boo
Forum: Basketball Wed Jan 09, 2008, 03:57pm
Replies: 44
Views: 3,610
Posted By bellnier
Referees NEVER call a fair game...it's always...

Referees NEVER call a fair game...it's always one-sided in favor of the other team. When we win, we succeeded by playing through the bad calls; when we lose, it's the referee's fault.

The fact...
Forum: Basketball Sat Dec 29, 2007, 11:00am
Replies: 43
Views: 5,441
Posted By bellnier
original post...must have been a tournament...

original post...must have been a tournament game...
Forum: Softball Thu Sep 06, 2007, 08:36am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,769
Posted By bellnier
-Laughed when he told me that before the game...

-Laughed when he told me that before the game they got the umps together and said "You will not call illegal's, obstruction, interference, or leaving early. You will call fair/foul, safe/out, and...
Forum: Softball Thu Aug 30, 2007, 09:35am
Replies: 45
Views: 4,512
Posted By bellnier
I remember this discussion several times when I...

I remember this discussion several times when I was coaching my DD who was (and still is) exceptionally quick to the ball...but I don't remember the answer: is the "routineness" of the catch by the...
Forum: Rugby Mon Aug 06, 2007, 12:39pm
Replies: 4
Views: 7,136
Posted By bellnier
Were you at CanAm this weekend? Saw lots of...

Were you at CanAm this weekend? Saw lots of great rugby and some interesting non-calls by refs. For example, "not in straights" on line-outs were almost never called at all levels of play,...
Forum: Rugby Thu Aug 02, 2007, 09:49am
Replies: 4
Views: 7,136
Posted By bellnier
Confused

I'm a bit confused by the wording of your question. Team A knocks-on. Team B has advantage. Who commits 2nd foul? Team A or B? If Team A commits both infringements then continue advantage (Law 8.5a)....
Forum: Softball Mon Jul 23, 2007, 01:18pm
Replies: 0
Views: 1,155
Posted By bellnier
I see the light...

When I was a coach I was often accused by my friends in blue of having gone over to the dark side...but now that I'm retired (for now) I'm beginning to see the light...

This all happened in one...
Forum: Softball Mon Jul 09, 2007, 09:41am
Replies: 21
Views: 3,900
Posted By bellnier
Smile "Yo, we want our money back". LMFAO.

"Yo, we want our money back". LMFAO.
Forum: Softball Tue Jul 03, 2007, 01:05pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,674
Posted By bellnier
And then there's ...

And then there's

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCyqd5erbl4&mode=related&search=


Sorry, I know we've seen this a million times, but I still laugh my a$$ off just thinking about it...
Forum: Softball Wed Jun 20, 2007, 12:40pm
Replies: 34
Views: 4,292
Posted By bellnier
Smile Back to the OP...where the offending bauble was...

Back to the OP...where the offending bauble was covered by tape. As a coach I've spoken to many umps about this. With few exceptions they expressed that it was none of their business what was...
Forum: Softball Thu Jun 14, 2007, 10:25am
Replies: 8
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Views: 1,754
Posted By bellnier
...or Howard Dean

...or Howard Dean
Forum: Softball Wed Jun 13, 2007, 09:41am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,540
Posted By bellnier
Yeah...it was probably that "immediate"...

Yeah...it was probably that "immediate" thing.
Forum: Softball Tue Jun 12, 2007, 02:57pm
Replies: 16
Views: 2,393
Posted By bellnier
I'd NEVER use sarcasm on or off the field...

I'd NEVER use sarcasm on or off the field (wait...that WAS sarcasm...hmmm). Thanks. I know the rules are forever changing, and I'd better get a current rulebook...thankfully the principles of the...
Forum: Softball Tue Jun 12, 2007, 02:47pm
Replies: 8
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Views: 1,754
Posted By bellnier
I've seen this a couple of times...where the...

I've seen this a couple of times...where the pitcher sees the runner turn towards 3B and, as a result, sort of casually wanders back to the pitcher's plate...good for runner, shame on pitcher, if she...
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