I have noticed in the past couple of years how officials will not retrieve a loose ball they make the players go after it. I watched a girls game tonight where the ball was only a couple feet from the official but he made a player get it that was lining up on the lane for a free throw and trying to catch a breath at the end of the game after playing very hard the entire game. This to me dont make a lot of sense, these adults are being paid but yet they seem to be hustling less and yet year after year they want an increase in pay. Don't get me wrong I have a tremendous amount of respect for most of the officials its truly a thankless job but a few seem to be giving the whole group a bad name.

Agree 100%. Most have gotten lazy seems like.

I have noticed in the past couple of years how officials will not retrieve a loose ball they make the players go after it. I watched a girls game tonight where the ball was only a couple feet from the official but he made a player get it that was lining up on the lane for a free throw and trying to catch a breath at the end of the game after playing very hard the entire game. This to me dont make a lot of sense, these adults are being paid but yet they seem to be hustling less and yet year after year they want an increase in pay. Don't get me wrong I have a tremendous amount of respect for most of the officials its truly a thankless job but a few seem to be giving the whole group a bad name.

 

Officials are taught to NOT chase a loose ball in ANY sport. In basketball .... if an official goes to get a loose ball and someone in his/her area of responsibility gets elbowed, pushed, jabbed or even spit on.........all will wonder what actually happened. The official responsible to have seen it didn`t ...... all because he was chasing a loose ball during dead ball action. This does look lazy HOWEVER ......please trust me that it is ACTUALLY preventive officiating. Also....alot of times it is really interesting to see how the ball got to where it is at that moment anyway.

Officials are taught to NOT chase a loose ball in ANY sport. In basketball .... if an official goes to get a loose ball and someone in his/her area of responsibility gets elbowed, pushed, jabbed or even spit on.........all will wonder what actually happened. The official responsible to have seen it didn`t ...... all because he was chasing a loose ball during dead ball action. This does look lazy HOWEVER ......please trust me that it is ACTUALLY preventive officiating. Also....alot of times it is really interesting to see how the ball got to where it is at that moment anyway.

 

I agree they should not chase a loose ball around the court, however in this situation it was pure laziness because all he had to do was take one step sideways and bend over it was literally a couple feet away but he insisted that a very tired player walk to get it. So I guess he was doing preventive officiating when he had his back to the floor talking with someone he knew when he was waiting on a sub to check in.....must be those eyes in the back of there heads. Give me a break some have become lazy not only do they not retrieve the ball they dont hustle up and down the floor or hustle to get in the correct position to make the call.

I agree they should not chase a loose ball around the court, however in this situation it was pure laziness because all he had to do was take one step sideways and bend over it was literally a couple feet away but he insisted that a very tired player walk to get it. So I guess he was doing preventive officiating when he had his back to the floor talking with someone he knew when he was waiting on a sub to check in.....must be those eyes in the back of there heads. Give me a break some have become lazy not only do they not retrieve the ball they dont hustle up and down the floor or hustle to get in the correct position to make the call.

 

I in no way said that your situation was an official that was "doing it properly". As with every job or hobby ...... there are a few that make things difficult on others. It sounds as though the person you are speaking of might very well have just been "lazy". Don`t know ..... BUT ...... My response wasn`t single handedly regarding your situation BUT the question of what is getting into these officials today.

In the pregame meeting at center court many of the crews working the game will point this out to the players. The players are responsible for getting the ball.

Officials are not supposed to chase loose balls. That's pretty much the bottom line.

 

Also, you complain about a "tired" ballplayer having to get the basketball (per the rule) as if the officials aren't tired at all. Perhaps you can join an officials association, learn the rules, and do the job as you see fit.

 

As it is, I have seen officials MANY TIMES make up for the laziness of teams that, right before the game or before halftime is over, simple toss the loose balls on the court instead of putting them on the rack (this burns me up and the team that I root for is one of the worst at it). Often, as the game hasn't begun, I see the officials get the balls and put them on the rack.

 

Officials aren't always right. They are, after all, human. But let's not let those of us that don't bother to do the job and don't know the rules like they do diss the vast majority of excellent officials.

I have noticed in the past couple of years how officials will not retrieve a loose ball they make the players go after it. I watched a girls game tonight where the ball was only a couple feet from the official but he made a player get it that was lining up on the lane for a free throw and trying to catch a breath at the end of the game after playing very hard the entire game. This to me dont make a lot of sense, these adults are being paid but yet they seem to be hustling less and yet year after year they want an increase in pay. Don't get me wrong I have a tremendous amount of respect for most of the officials its truly a thankless job but a few seem to be giving the whole group a bad name.

 

Better Question:

 

Why should the Ref have to tell the kid to go get the ball?

 

Kids should be taught to always retrieve the ball for the Referee.

 

Show some respect for the Referee.

 

It's the right thing to do.

 

What are you trying to teach these kids?

Simply put, dead ball fouls (which are flagrant technicals and require disqualification) happen within the first few seconds of the whistle being blown. Would a parent like it if an official was chasing a lose ball and their son/daughter took an elbow in the face and the official did not see it? Each year the players get faster and have more physical ability. Its not a question of us being lazy, its officiating the whole game.

To be fair to the players, 99% of them go get the ball without being asked.

To be fair to the players, 99% of them go get the ball without being asked.

 

 

I would like to see the detailed results of this study. Was this study done in Northern Kentucky only? Was it a study of both girls and boys basketball? How many schools were included in this study? What was the length of the study? :D

I would like to see the detailed results of this study. Was this study done in Northern Kentucky only? Was it a study of both girls and boys basketball? How many schools were included in this study? What was the length of the study? :D

 

Years of observation, my friend, mostly in NKY where we teach nothing but sportsmanship, courtesy, and how to understand the language that the rest of the state speaks.

Years of observation, my friend, mostly in NKY where we teach nothing but sportsmanship, courtesy, and how to understand the language that the rest of the state speaks.

 

 

:laugh::laugh::laugh: I think some fans of a couple of schools up your way need some more teaching. :lol:

Simply put, dead ball fouls (which are flagrant technicals and require disqualification) happen within the first few seconds of the whistle being blown. Would a parent like it if an official was chasing a lose ball and their son/daughter took an elbow in the face and the official did not see it? Each year the players get faster and have more physical ability. Its not a question of us being lazy, its officiating the whole game.

 

EXACTLY They would be the first on here to start complaining. Again.

:laugh::laugh::laugh: I think some fans of a couple of schools up your way need some more teaching. :lol:

 

I will always defend my friends from Ft Thomas.