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BIG V Coaches Behaviour

Kevin Bartlett has taken over the management of the Big V referee's by the sounds of it.

Hand-checking is defined as illegal contact by a defensive player which impedes the forward and/or lateral movement of the offensive player. Hand-checking should be dealt with early in the game, with particular attention being paid during perimeter play and drives to the basket. Hand-checking is NOT allowed on the ball handler. Some officials have the misconception that "I'll call it if it impedes the ball handler". That is not the direction officials are being encouraged to follow. ONE warning is given to the player and if there is another infraction, then the foul should be called. The following are hand-checking guidelines for all officials.

It is a foul if:

A defender leaves his hand on an opponent;
A defender continually places hand(s) on an opponent;
A defender places two hands on an opponent;
A defender continually jabs an opponent;
An illegal arm bar is used by the defender.

Incidental contact with the hand(s) that does not impede the progress of an opponent is NOT illegal. The defensive player's action of feeling for a screen that may be set to the side or to the rear is NOT illegal.

If an offensive player slaps at the defensive player's hand or arm which is on his person, this should be an indicator to the official that such contact is impeding his/her progress. Preventative officiating can avoid fouls on both defensive and offensive players.

A stern vocal warning to defensive players early in the game will allow players to adjust to the desired level and type of contact allowed. This warning CANNOT continue throughout the entire game. All officials should be made aware that the warning has been given so that two or three separate warnings are avoided.

Was not kept a secret but I can assure you it was only made public the week before the preseason tourney, making that 14 days prior to round 1.

The new way it is being called is frustrating...however its the same for everyone so we have to adjust.

My main frustrsation is spending much of the pre-season drilling players on full court aggressive defense only to find out 14 days prior to round one that things were going to be different.

It is what it is though.

Could possibly be a good idea to make it more public knowledge as the abuse the officials are getting now has increased 10 fold. Largely in part to spectators complaining about what in their eyes should be non-calls when comparing to what they watched last season.

Refs are just doing there jobs I think they have bee put in a crapy situation, I know of a few who wwere dropped due to not calkling the game tight enough. Many of them don`t like the new rules themselves.

Zone defense is going to come into play in more instances going forward.

Every time a coach at Big V or above level is given a tech foul there should be an open and honest discussion between the coach, a representative from the coach's Association and someone from the VBRA to explore what happened and how they can move forward so repeat behaviour is culled.

I would also like to see the official attend, but it may not work out to be possible logistically speaking.

To learn from our mistakes can prevent insanity...

Could even be considered at lower levels to be frank!

Build a relationship with the Refs and you will be fine. Most Refs can understand the emotion that goes on in a game from players and coaches. The ones that are a 100% closed book I am sure will be culled by ther evalators.

Try talking with them prior to the match about current issues and the new rule implementation. If they can see your asking a question rather then directly having a go at what they are doing it will go a long way to building a better relationship between both parties.

Just like coaches/players bitch and moan about particualr players, refs or other coaches so to will the refs it is human nature.

If you are the coach or player that is always having a whinge then you`re going to get a bname for yourself amoungst the refs.

We, as spectators, coaches and officials all have varied passion for sport, no matter if it is basketball, football or anything we enjoy playing, watching or managing.

One of the big things basketball has over other sports is the proximity factor.

There are some sports with this, however if we take into account the distance a coach and his assistants are from officials on the field in our football codes for example, they are often too far away for officials to hear them, much less stop and speak to them.

Same goes for spectators, however we all know that things are heard and there are side line officials there to take control, calm people down and speak to coaches when they need to in most football codes.

In basketball it is all close quarters, in your face action and intensity happening at blinding speed almost within touching distance.

Virtually every word, every action or movement by a coach can be observed on a basketball court, as it is for the players and officials too.

Why is this relevant?

I believe in a sport like basketball it is the proximity factor that needs to be considered here.

Comments above are spot-on, we need communication and some common sense from all parties, but when it comes to talking to a coach on the side lines in basketball, we need to consider why, how and who can do this effectively.

If there are three officials refereeing the game and a further court supervisor role filled at the time, I consider this ample for at least one of them to speak with a coach and sort out their concerns, should this be done immediately and with respect there should be no issues of tech fouls or poor behaviour.

When we have a lack of officials to do this, it results in frustration build up, which results in tension and you guessed it, the tech may soon follow!

The email isn't that bad, the OP needs to take a step back and a deep breath, we all need to be more accomodating and show respect in such close quarters.

The idea of reporting every tech foul on a coach has merit, as long as it is reviewed and considered as a tool for improvement, this can be a positive initiative IMO...

While coaches and players were shown the new interoretations for the year ahead those on the sidelines have not been. the result of this is going to be even more outbursts from fans at the refs.

The refs are in a tough situation and after speaking to a lot of them at the BIG V tourney they hate the way they are going to have to call it as well.

The fact that a majority of the game is now spent with inbound plays and fouls shots is not a great product to watch.

I find it funny that the rules change in order to aid the offensive player and make games more high scoring.

Go back through the history of not only our league but pro leagues as well and the scoring is actually dropping not increasing.

What basic skill stes do offensive players need to have now? Be able to shoot foul shots.... because if they attack the basket they will get to the line.