Earlier this week we had a clip from Sam Subby. If you look lower on the page you find this picture once more to locate the clip. Lees verder “What would you do? #ourdecision”
Defensive foul/no call? #ourcall
Our post from last monday turned out to be quite interesting. We had people replying with: Should be a no call, and others turned in their strict mood and and opted for Unsportsmanlike. As promised we’d share our opinion with you. Lees verder “Defensive foul/no call? #ourcall”
How to Call contact – Chris Delany
It’s important to be on the same page with your team as it comes to calling contact. In Toronto Canada they put in quite a nice effort in tutoring their officials. We stumbled upon a lecture by Chris Delany about ‘How to call contact’. Take some time to follow his story and select those aspects you think will make your life on court easier! Lees verder “How to Call contact – Chris Delany”
Give us your opinion!
We’ve often lauded the great Sam Subby for his tireless work in clipping games, finding awesome situations and posing questions with these clips, or just oploading to celebrate the correct decision of the ref. The one we just found is nothing short of brilliant. Lots of options to call in this situation: Travel / Offensive Foul / Defensive Foul / Flop / No Call ?
We’d like to hear your opinions! And why don’t you hit like on our social medias to say: thank you Sam Subby for this fantastic situation!
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Is it backcourt yes or no?
We never get enough of clips but we can imagine you guys wanting some more than the eternal charge/block topics or the U-foul yes or no we’ve been posting, so by special request from some of our fans in Slovakia: Here’s another one. Are we talking backcourt yes or no? Lees verder “Is it backcourt yes or no?”
What would you do??
Even players at top level sometimes are kind of well… clumsy. Check this clip from Sam Subby and let’s find out together: is the offensive player deliberate in hitting his opponent? If so: what will the sanction be?? Or is the defender trying to make our collegues believe he got hit and earning a nomination for next years academy awards???
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Defensive foul/no call?
In the following clip, shared by the amazing Sam Subby it seems there’s not much that warrants a signal. Will you hand out a warning?? Or perhaps even more? Or is something seriously wrong??
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Block charge flop no call #ourdecision
A few days ago we had a nice clip that most of you seemed to agree on. By popular demand our decision on the play. Lees verder “Block charge flop no call #ourdecision”
Block charge flop no call?
Once again a nice clip from the King of Clips Sam Subby. Make no mistakes, situations like this happen a lot in every game, so we urge you to check as many clips as possible to fully understand the essential criteria in this situations and recognize them in your own games. Lees verder “Block charge flop no call?”
Dealing With coaches – Oggie Sokolovic
Sometimes dealing with coaches is one of the most difficult tasks at hand in a game. The challenges are real and it’s good to hear experienced refs out how they handle stuff. Not to say that they will give you the only right way, but in sharing experiences we can learn from eachothers experiences. Here’s a nice lecture from Oggie Sokolovic who speaks at the event for Toronto Basketball officials. Fifty interesting minutes that will help you build a roadmap to easier dealing with coaches. Enjoy! Lees verder “Dealing With coaches – Oggie Sokolovic”