Grassroots Refs Need to Get Better Too – Part 3
Posted by Angie Diamond at 8:41 am
Believe me this is a big issue. I was at a clinic the other night with HS players and I demonstrated the step through finish off 2 feet then 1 foot and a few of them said refs call it a walk when you go off 1 foot. So let me reiterate again, IT’S NOT A WALK.
When you take your moving foot across your body and then lift your pivot foot, you can shoot a layup legally as long as you release the ball before your foot comes down!!!
Refs it’s your job to know. Some coaches don’t get paid, neither do the players. We have to know the rules, why can’t you. Players are getting penalized for correct footwork… girls especially and it’s not right!! Heaven knows a girl couldn’t do a Euro step, so she must have traveled. Refs need to get educated!! I’ve also heard Ref’s say things like, Ganon, the game is just so fast now, and I’m trained to watch the defender when they shake and bake it’s hard to tell. Well then DON’T call it if you have question, any doubt! Don’t stop the game when the crowd, the coach, and the player made a hell of a move! It’s not good for the game! If you have doubts, then go to clinics and LEARN!!!
I respect the position, I wouldn’t do it, every time you make a call half the folks think you screwed up, but like all really good people in any position… it’s the communicators, the folks that can relate to others in a respectful manner that are good at what they do. Like everyone else in this great game, the refs have to KEEP SWEATING Too!!
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