Other Sports An open letter to the refs of my daughters' game this afternoon

Braincase · 02-07-2010, 10:48 AM

OK, boys. Last week we tried to show you what travelling was. You can't take three steps after you've picked up your dribble, you can't take a bunny hop before putting up a jumper. You can't shove a girl into the scorers table without a call, you can't let the other team pick up the ball and throw it in after a score (that's a technical foul, by the way).

Just to let you know, three of the players' moms are attornies, and they've all got PMS.

Just sayin'

(I got T-d up last week after our girl got hacked and made they shot - refs disallowed the shot, we missed the freebies, they got a rebound, broke away, and the girl took no less than 3 steps prior to making her layup. We got called for a foul on the shot, and she made her free throw... as well as the free throws on the technical. We were down by one, would've gone up by one, instead we went down by seven... I lost it)

Earthling · 02-07-2010, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Braincase

Just to let you know, three of the players' moms are attornies, and they've all got PMS.

You are a very brave man!

Braincase · 02-07-2010, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Earthling

You are a very brave man!

Hell, I'm the assistant coach. I'm there to crack jokes when things get too serious.

big nasty kcnut · 02-07-2010, 11:42 AM

I'm calling shenanigan on the ref.

**notorious** · 02-07-2010, 11:48 AM

How old are the kids?

**DeezNutz** · 02-07-2010, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by notorious

How old are the kids?

7.

Stanley Nickels · 02-07-2010, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by DeezNutz

7.

So, at what point do you just laugh and realize, THEY'RE SEVEN YEARS OLD

milkman · 02-07-2010, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Stanley Nickels

So, at what point do you just laugh and realize, THEY'RE SEVEN YEARS OLD

When they're 14.

**DeezNutz** · 02-07-2010, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Stanley Nickels

So, at what point do you just laugh and realize, THEY'RE SEVEN YEARS OLD

I'm kidding. I have no idea how old they are.

But, if we're talking about drawing tech. fouls, I hope these are high school kids.

Braincase · 02-07-2010, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by notorious

How old are the kids?

6,7,8th grade.

Most of the girls are going to be trying out for their 8th grade teams next year, so they need to have calls against them when they make mistakes. I've got a 7th grader and a 6th grader on the team. My oldest plays a 3/4 and fills in at 5 when needed. My youngest plays the 1 & 2.

The one 8th grader would've made her schools team if it wasn't for her attititude.

**morphius** · 02-07-2010, 11:43 AM

I remember some terrible refs we had back in the day, I got tackled twice with no call. So I decided there was an easy way to score, drive down the lane and throw elbows at anyone who came near me. I never got a foul and made some easy layup's, but the coach benched me for it, lol. The coach was making calls to the league office at halftime.

Stewie · 02-07-2010, 12:14 PM

I coached a boy's b-ball team for three years (from their 6th through 8th grades) and the officiating always drove me nuts. Not that they made bad calls, that's a given at any level, but they barely knew the rules. We lost one game because the ref called traveling on my player for moving along the baseline after a made basket. I went ballistic and got a technical foul which probably cost us the game.

**notorious** · 02-07-2010, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Stewie

I coached a boy's b-ball team for three years (from their 6th through 8th grades) and the officiating always drove me nuts. Not that they made bad calls, that's a given at any level, but they barely knew the rules. We lost one game because the ref called traveling on my player for moving along the baseline after a made basket. I went ballistic and got a technical foul which probably cost us the game.

Whoa. That's pretty bad.

**DeezNutz** · 02-07-2010, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Stewie

I coached a boy's b-ball team for three years (from their 6th through 8th grades) and the officiating always drove me nuts. Not that they made bad calls, that's a given at any level, but they barely knew the rules. We lost one game because the ref called traveling on my player for moving along the baseline after a made basket. I went ballistic and got a technical foul which probably cost us the game.

When it comes to refs for youth sports, you're usually getting what you pay for. Often kids b/c they're making about $15 per game (basketball, bit more for baseball, $20-25), with very limited training--if any.

Given this fact, it's always a mystery to me why people get upset about youth league officiating. Realize it's, largely, a problem from the jump.

Makes more sense to get upset with the source, the league itself.

02-07-2010, 10:48 AM	Topic Starter
Braincase Banned Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Pond> Me <Barn Casino cash: $11298284	An open letter to the refs of my daughters' game this afternoon OK, boys. Last week we tried to show you what travelling was. You can't take three steps after you've picked up your dribble, you can't take a bunny hop before putting up a jumper. You can't shove a girl into the scorers table without a call, you can't let the other team pick up the ball and throw it in after a score (that's a technical foul, by the way). Just to let you know, three of the players' moms are attornies, and they've all got PMS. Just sayin' (I got T-d up last week after our girl got hacked and made they shot - refs disallowed the shot, we missed the freebies, they got a rebound, broke away, and the girl took no less than 3 steps prior to making her layup. We got called for a foul on the shot, and she made her free throw... as well as the free throws on the technical. We were down by one, would've gone up by one, instead we went down by seven... I lost it)
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02-07-2010, 11:42 AM	#4
big nasty kcnut The pizza king of kansas Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Somewhere in the u.s.a. Casino cash: $-1989100	I'm calling shenanigan on the ref. __________________ When it's grim, be the grim reaper and go get it. Adopt a chiefs Travis Kelce. You woke up the wrong mother****er!
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02-07-2010, 11:48 AM	#5
notorious Supporter Join Date: May 2005 Location: Who knows? Casino cash: $-734116	How old are the kids?
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02-07-2010, 11:43 AM	#12
morphius World's finest morphius Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $5855027	I remember some terrible refs we had back in the day, I got tackled twice with no call. So I decided there was an easy way to score, drive down the lane and throw elbows at anyone who came near me. I never got a foul and made some easy layup's, but the coach benched me for it, lol. The coach was making calls to the league office at halftime.
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02-07-2010, 12:14 PM	#13
Stewie MVP Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: West of the Equator Casino cash: $-1580099	I coached a boy's b-ball team for three years (from their 6th through 8th grades) and the officiating always drove me nuts. Not that they made bad calls, that's a given at any level, but they barely knew the rules. We lost one game because the ref called traveling on my player for moving along the baseline after a made basket. I went ballistic and got a technical foul which probably cost us the game.
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