Dec '25 • General discussion
Lunch with Coach
“Thoughts on Officiating”
Stirring the Pot…!😈
That’s the topic on “Lunch with Coach” on Wednesday 31.January at 12:00 (Central)
Here’s something I wrote, quite a few years ago.
See my Facebook Page (Ray Ingram)
If you’re a Ref, Coach, Player or just a fan and you want to join the discussion… I look forward to hearing from you.
Please read it and bring your stories and opinions for discussion. You can also just leave comments.
There will be some videos shown and discussed to make some points (from my view) … I’d like to hear yours.
👉Advice to Officials:
Call what you see and don‘t hide behind your whistle. What I mean by that is, if you see something that merits calling, then call it. The only thing more discouraging than hearing an official say that he didn‘t see something is listening to him say „Yes, but that‘s not my call.
I know all about the area coverages on the court and the various responsibilities of each official, but, the question of jurisdiction should not mean that fouls and violations should be ignored if the call doesn‘t come from the official who is „supposed“ to make the call.
When I was being taught how to officiate by Rocky Valvano, he taught me about „the double whistle“. If Ref-A saw something that his partner Ref-B either didn‘t see or saw differently, and Ref-A was absolutely convinced that he had something important, then Ref-A would make two quick signals to tell Ref-B that he was going to take this one.
It always worked for me - and it was usually mentioned in our pre-game conferences. When this happens, as long as it‘s not occurring every trip down the floor, neither Ref should feel slighted or disrespected. The goal is to call a good game.
When I use the term „hiding behind the whistle“, I am referring to refs calling technical fouls when someone questions a call and does it in a manner that does not show disrespect but is somewhat persistent.
I have called techs in situations like that but I have always had a rule about calling a technical foul.
Unless you start calling me names and gesturing wildly, throwing things or inciting your players and the crowd, I always take a moment before I call the tech. In that moment, I ask myself if I really missed a call or made a really bad call.
I have never given a technical foul to a player or coach for getting upset, if my mistake was the reason for his anger.
If he‘s just angry and acting up because he didn‘t like the call, then that‘s his problem.
Whether you are a player, coach or referee, you will make mistakes. All you can do is know your role and do your job as well as you can and hope that the others do the same.
If you really understand how difficult the other guy’s job is, the easier it will be for you to concentrate on your tasks. If you are busy trying to do the other guy‘s job, then you‘re probably not doing yours as well as you can.
See you Wednesday … Coach
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