In some of the lower-level games I officiate I let some infractions go. Otherwise, we would have a 4-2 final.

 

I'm always amazed at the coach who fails to see that I let HIS/HER team get away with the same things I'm letting the other team get away with. They only see what they want to see.

 

This post reminds me of that.

 

Clyde - Totally understand your reasoning but it's your job as an official to call the game as it's played. This is part of the concern that people have what do you decide to let go what do you call, etc.. You are also not helping the girls/boys or their coaches when you decide to let things go. The coach may have spent all week with a player working on pivot foot for instance only to have an official let a couple of traveling calls go to undermine their efforts.. Just something to think about..

Clyde - Totally understand your reasoning but it's your job as an official to call the game as it's played. This is part of the concern that people have what do you decide to let go what do you call, etc.. You are also not helping the girls/boys or their coaches when you decide to let things go. The coach may have spent all week with a player working on pivot foot for instance only to have an official let a couple of traveling calls go to undermine their efforts.. Just something to think about..

 

I have considered that. However, I'm talking about low levels of ball - not frosh. Not 7th grade. Kids that can't dribble more than 5 in a row. If I squash every effort they make they'll quit basketball because it's no fun.

 

But that wasn't the point I was making.

This game may take the cake as the worst officiated games of the season. Very disappointing early season performances by Brian Sandlin and two unnamed colleagues.

 

Not usually a big fan of Sandlin and some of his showboating during a game but I thought he was rather subdued last night and the game was called fairly for both teams.

I have considered that. However, I'm talking about low levels of ball - not frosh. Not 7th grade. Kids that can't dribble more than 5 in a row. If I squash every effort they make they'll quit basketball because it's no fun.

 

But that wasn't the point I was making.

 

Was your point that coaches only see what they want to see..

 

My point was officials sometimes let some calls go at certain points in the game and then call the same infraction later. I think some officials get into trouble and get a bad rap when this occurs. For instance saw a JR high game last night were one team was aggressive went to the basket drew fouls got into the bonus in the first qtr. when the defense was playing zone. During the second half that defensive team started to press and trap the ball and they fouled less. IME when a team plays more aggressive at the JR level the amount of fouls increases. So the officials changed the way they called the game to speed up the outcome and turned the game into a football game.

Was your point that coaches only see what they want to see..

 

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In this particular case it would be fans.

Not usually a big fan of Sandlin and some of his showboating during a game but I thought he was rather subdued last night and the game was called fairly for both teams.

 

I didn't state that the game wasn't called EQUALLY, it was.

 

Being called by the rules, is another question. The three officials equally missed obvious calls for/against both teams throughout the game.

 

As a fan, I have to rate their performance as poor for this game.

I have considered that. However, I'm talking about low levels of ball - not frosh. Not 7th grade. Kids that can't dribble more than 5 in a row. If I squash every effort they make they'll quit basketball because it's no fun.

 

But that wasn't the point I was making.

 

Thanks for your wonderful input, but this thread is about a high school girls game.

Thanks for your wonderful input, but this thread is about a high school girls game.

 

And I'm talking about whiny fans.

And I'm talking about whiny fans.

 

and again, thank you for your insightful input to this thread as always.