Forum: Softball
Mon Jul 22, 2019, 01:57pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 316
Passing a runner = dead ball?
R2 is on second, R1 is on first. One out.
B3 lines a shot to the outfield fence. As an outfielder retrieves the ball and fires it into the infield, R2 & R1 round third, and R1 overtakes R2, R1...
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Forum: Basketball
Fri Aug 24, 2018, 09:58am
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,390
Ratings through Arbiter
Does anyone's organization do its officials' ratings (for coaches/other officials) through Arbiter? Can someone tell me what they need to click to take a look?
(I'm sure there's a setup on...
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Forum: Basketball
Wed Feb 07, 2018, 01:08am
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,322
When is "Time Out!" a request?
JV-B tonight. A-1 is being heavily guarded by B-2 and B-3 near the division. Fearing a turnover, Coach A yells "TIME OUT!" just as A-1 loses the ball. I glance over to the bench to make sure it...
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Forum: Basketball
Tue Jan 30, 2018, 02:31pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,202
You can't top this pre-game
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Forum: Basketball
Fri Jan 26, 2018, 12:13pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,625
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Forum: Basketball
Fri Jan 26, 2018, 10:51am
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,625
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Forum: Basketball
Fri Jan 26, 2018, 10:47am
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Replies: 8
Views: 658
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Forum: Basketball
Thu Jan 25, 2018, 09:14pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 658
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Forum: Basketball
Thu Jan 25, 2018, 07:41pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 658
Whose Whistle Is It Anyway?
I have a dinner bet riding on this one.
Opening tip-off, two man. R makes the toss, U is tableside (as always).
A-1 taps the ball hard and out of bounds, over the opposite sideline.
B's...
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Forum: Basketball
Tue Jan 23, 2018, 12:33pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 729
Carrying over a warning
MS-G. Point guard A-1 is a feisty little thing with decent skills and a chip on her shoulder. Her chip grew when her mother was tossed from the crowd by my partner. (No game admin. Principal had...
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Forum: Basketball
Sat Jan 13, 2018, 03:29pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 727
Happens frequently. Sometimes, we don't know...
Happens frequently. Sometimes, we don't know there's a problem until they remove their warmups.
Had one yesterday. About to toss the ball... "white this way... blue that wa....", (sigh) the...
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Forum: Basketball
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 10:16pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 771
Arrow late in the quarter
Last night, my partner had an inadvertent whistle with 1.7 seconds left in the third quarter. There was no team control (during a rebound), so we had to go to the arrow, which means a team had to go...
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Forum: Basketball
Sun Jan 07, 2018, 12:41am
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Replies: 32
Views: 2,130
When to Kill a Play for an Apparent Injury
A-1 goes down on an apparent non-serious injury (no head contact, etc.). Typically, if Team A is in control, I kill the play, but if Team B is in control, I prefer to hold my whistle and let it play...
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Forum: Basketball
Sun Jan 07, 2018, 12:31am
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,949
Schools in Maine budget three snow days each...
Schools in Maine budget three snow days each year. That's about the average.
Snow days are part of life here. I lost my games Thursday and Friday to postponements, but got a game today on 16...
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Forum: Basketball
Thu Jan 04, 2018, 05:36pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,596
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Forum: Basketball
Wed Jan 03, 2018, 11:18pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 724
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Forum: Basketball
Wed Jan 03, 2018, 10:27pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,596
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Forum: Basketball
Wed Jan 03, 2018, 01:19pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,596
Travel, block, or nada?
Loose ball on the floor. A-1 secures the ball in his backcourt while standing up, and tries to move upcourt, but trips over B-2, lying prone in front of him. A-1 manages to get his non-pivot foot...
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Forum: Basketball
Sun Dec 31, 2017, 08:44am
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Replies: 2
Views: 736
Saw a "Whack, Get Out!" last night...
...from a hockey ref!
I travelled to visit a buddy this weekend and witness our respective alma maters duel it out in a college hockey pair of games (Maine at RPI).
Near the end of the game,...
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Forum: Basketball
Sun Dec 24, 2017, 01:54pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 506
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Forum: Basketball
Thu Dec 21, 2017, 05:58pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 922
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Forum: Basketball
Thu Dec 21, 2017, 10:07am
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,439
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Forum: Basketball
Thu Dec 21, 2017, 10:04am
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Replies: 9
Views: 922
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Forum: Basketball
Thu Dec 21, 2017, 09:35am
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Replies: 9
Views: 922
Assignment roulette
Monday -- Postponed, snow.
Tuesday -- Visiting team decides not to make the trek through the snow, home school forgets to call assinger & officials. Custodian is confused with our arrival, school...
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Forum: Basketball
Tue Dec 19, 2017, 04:45pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,237
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