College hoops, College football, NFL or NBA?
I watched more college hoops the last week than I have all season and I have to say the officiating in every game is dreadful. Just dreadful.
College hoops, College football, NFL or NBA?
I watched more college hoops the last week than I have all season and I have to say the officiating in every game is dreadful. Just dreadful.
Anyone else here have any experience officiating hoops? And I don't mean being dragooned into action because the refs didn't show up at their daughter's biddy ball game?
No worries, I already know the answer, having posed the question here a time or two before. So I'll leave it with these two things. First, if it was that easy, everybody could do it. It's not, and they don't. So second, I encourage all to join your local association, read the rule book, attend the rookie clinic, learn your mechanics and floor coverage, write the exam, and get started. During the ten years I've been around here, I think only one person has ever taken me up on that. Which is too bad, because there are obviously so many good refs available out there.
Reffed intramurals hoop at Cuse, ha. It truly isn't easy. Worse when you had athletes that weren't basketball players. They'd just beat the hell outta each other.
That is a fair point - doesn't change the fact that a number of those heroic stripes who do put themselves out there are struggling on a nightly basis.Anyone else here have any experience officiating hoops? And I don't mean being dragooned into action because the refs didn't show up at their daughter's biddy ball game?
No worries, I already know the answer, having posed the question here a time or two before. So I'll leave it with these two things. First, if it was that easy, everybody could do it. It's not, and they don't. So second, I encourage all to join your local association, read the rule book, attend the rookie clinic, learn your mechanics and floor coverage, write the exam, and get started. During the ten years I've been around here, I think only one person has ever taken me up on that. Which is too bad, because there are obviously so many good refs available out there.
That is a fair point - doesn't change the fact that a number of those heroic stripes who do put themselves out there are struggling on a nightly basis.
I am not a doctor either but when the surgeon screwed up my Dad's surgery I didn't say "hey you know you have a tough gig and since I didn't choose to pursue it, don't sweat your error".
Comparing college refs to the NBA is foolish. From an earlier post ...
You're certainly on to part of the problem with trying to compel consistency. As I've mentioned before, there are approx 350 Div I mens teams, approx 280 Div II and over 300 Div III, Then there's the NAIA with over 260 teams. Now double those numbers to include womens' teams, and we're starting to see the magnitude of the situation. Wait, what's that? There's junior college hoops as well? Oh, mens' and womens'?
The NBA has what, 30 teams? They also have only about 65-70 referees to train and manage. And they're pros who don't have other jobs, unlike most of the thousands of college level officials. And the pros work with partners they often work with. Doesn't work that way in college. And finally, there are different rule books. Anyone who doesn't understand what that means hasn't been paying attention.
I reffed games. I also umped games. In both cases, I kept getting requested. I think the reason was because I hustled and treated players and coaches the way I wanted to be treated when I played and coached.Anyone else here have any experience officiating hoops? And I don't mean being dragooned into action because the refs didn't show up at their daughter's biddy ball game?
No worries, I already know the answer, having posed the question here a time or two before. So I'll leave it with these two things. First, if it was that easy, everybody could do it. It's not, and they don't. So second, I encourage all to join your local association, read the rule book, attend the rookie clinic, learn your mechanics and floor coverage, write the exam, and get started. During the ten years I've been around here, I think only one person has ever taken me up on that. Which is too bad, because there are obviously so many good refs available out there.
Anyone else here have any experience officiating hoops? And I don't mean being dragooned into action because the refs didn't show up at their daughter's biddy ball game?
No worries, I already know the answer, having posed the question here a time or two before. So I'll leave it with these two things. First, if it was that easy, everybody could do it. It's not, and they don't. So second, I encourage all to join your local association, read the rule book, attend the rookie clinic, learn your mechanics and floor coverage, write the exam, and get started. During the ten years I've been around here, I think only one person has ever taken me up on that. Which is too bad, because there are obviously so many good refs available out there.
That plus they'll come out and measure using the chains and if they're short, by even an inch, whelp - sucks for you.The fact that in football the ball is still marked by the human eye of a man, usually older, trying to keep up with premier athletes, is hilarious and ridiculous.
That alone makes it the worst, college and the NFL.
I won’t even suggest that I know anything about what it’s like for officials at professional level sports, or even high level college games. But I know a little bit about officiating soccer at the high school and USSF through twenties to adult level. Players are fast and frequently fairly skilled. The games move fast. And I can tell you with utmost confidence that the best referees are not the young guys who can run all day. It’s the middle aged guy who has been reffing for a lot of years, and knows that positioning is everything. True there are old guys who should not be reffing, but I know guys that were solid refs into their 70s. They know the game. They know what things to anticipate. And they don’t just react to situations. Soccer is a different sport, for sure. But I’m guessing basketball and football have the same challenges soccer has. Good refs, bad refs, etc. But I would almost never hold a ref’s age against him or her. Now if they are carrying too much weight, that’s a different story.All sports are varying degrees of bad. Asking CEO aged men to follow teen aged to 30 something year old men is dumb.
Yep 15 years officiating HS hoops here in NY .. Mostly section 4 and a few section 3 schools in the area.
I wish more people would get involved with officiating as well. Shortage of officials is a real thing. I'm apart of a smaller officiating board and could barely cover all of games on the busy Tuesday & Friday nights. Many times I had to do both JV and Varsity games back to back.