I know, I know. Another reffing thread but how would you improve it? I would start by having a mandatory retirement age for refs to retire at age 50. I think younger refs are better.
How would you improve officiating?
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I think they need their own post game press conference. Why shouldn't they have to publicly stand behind the calls they make that ultimately decided the outcome of games. Their game performance should be audited by an outside company. Let their performance determine what level games they get to work.
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1. More accountability. Be available to answer questions after the game whether it's the refs who worked the game themselves or their boss.
2. Go to 6 refs, three on each side. That means these old bastards don't have to run.
3. Give coaches challenge flags like in football. Challenge flags can be thrown on out of bounds situations, goaltends, shot clock violations and player control fouls. Coaches have one challenge each half, with the opportunity to earn a third if the first two challenges are correct. A failed challenge results in a loss of timeout. A team with no timeouts still can challenge, but an incorrect challenge with no timeouts results in a technical foul.
2. Go to 6 refs, three on each side. That means these old bastards don't have to run.
3. Give coaches challenge flags like in football. Challenge flags can be thrown on out of bounds situations, goaltends, shot clock violations and player control fouls. Coaches have one challenge each half, with the opportunity to earn a third if the first two challenges are correct. A failed challenge results in a loss of timeout. A team with no timeouts still can challenge, but an incorrect challenge with no timeouts results in a technical foul.
- Make them have press conferences to explain calls.
- Assign a pool of 6 officials to NCAA tournament games. Do not let which 3 of the six are actually doing the game until 60 minutes before tip. At which time you have removed all forms of electronic communication from them and they must remain on the floor
- Half time locker room is monitored
- Produce grade sheets for each ref after every game documenting if calls were correct or incorrect.
make their evaluations available to the public
A purge is the 1st step. Eye exams for the remaining. Then onto training? Seems like the OJT produces to many divas.
1) Fire about 90% of the clowns that currently officiate and start over
2) Make them available to the media after games
3) Don't back up every call they make like it was the correct call when you know it wasn't
2) Make them available to the media after games
3) Don't back up every call they make like it was the correct call when you know it wasn't
I love the idea of refs having to speak to the media after games. Some of them seem to want so much TV time it's only right. I could only imagine someone like TV Teddy squirming through questions about his calls.
Teach the Refs how to say this in public: "I got it wrong. I'll try to learn from this and not make the same mistake" and then do it.
With regards to the tournament, set the crews in advance just like they set the sites in advance. One of my biggest beefs with the latest controversy is the way he was deployed the night before. It made it so patently obvious what they were doing. Assign the crews before you even do seeding. We already know the venues for next year. Go ahead and assign the crews for those locations as well. If we draw Higgins, so be it. I'll take that over the hand-picking the night before bs we were victimized by this weekend.
There needs to be review board for all referees set up by social media. This is coming, it's just a matter of time. All we need is a website and to let social media do it's course. Setup a basic rules system that filters the fan bases from affecting the ratings to keep it neutral.
With this kind of system a guy like John Higgins would not have work.
With this kind of system a guy like John Higgins would not have work.
Each conference should have its own officials that is paid and monitored. Each school should jave a representative that sits on a board to monitor those officials. Each yr the president of that board rotates to a different school.
I'd just cut out the middle man and hand the whistles to Roy and K.
I agree that they should be required to hold press conferences to explain how they made certain calls or decided not to blow the whistle on other plays. Have the head of officials hold a press conference after each round of the tournament. Give coaches the ability to bar certain refs from calling their games and 1 challenge per half. If that call is overturned they should have the right to another challenge.
Reduce the officials from 3 man crews to 2. Less fouls called overall and it forces the officials to be in shape.
Limit the amount of games these guys work in a season.
Press Conferences for them after game--aka open the refs lockeroom for media to speak with them like they do with players/coaches.
Fire officials that don't make the standards set.
Limit the amount of games these guys work in a season.
Press Conferences for them after game--aka open the refs lockeroom for media to speak with them like they do with players/coaches.
Fire officials that don't make the standards set.
That is a GOOD idea. Make the refs locked in before the games are locked in.
As it is now, a coach has to adjust his game plan in the last minute based on the history with the refs during the season for upcoming games on short noticed.
1) Give each coach 1 challenge flag per half. Anything can be challenged (but coaches would need to realize judgement calls would be more difficult to overturn).
If your challenge causes an overturn, you get one more for the game, but only once, so at most you get 3 per game.
2) For tournament games, you have a 4th official on the sidelines at the monitor. He can stop play, and make a ruling related to the clock, in/out-of-bounds, possession, 3-pt line. Maybe also use in conference tournaments so that they are used to doing this.
3) Expand the "can review only in the final 2 minutes" to anytime in the game.
4) Maybe this is already done? Coaches grade the refs after each game. And the refs grade each other also. All of these are collected and analyzed in a blinded fashion, and used for who can do tournament games. So selections are NOT seniority based.
5) After first 2 rounds, so when there are 16 teams, each coach can provide 1 (maybe 2) refs they veto for their regional games. Refs don't know if they were vetod, or by who. Coaches can be asked prior to the opening round. NCAA doesn't assign refs until after the 16 teams are determined. After regional finals, the 4 coaches can provide 2 vetos again, and then the Final 4 refs are assigned.
If your challenge causes an overturn, you get one more for the game, but only once, so at most you get 3 per game.
2) For tournament games, you have a 4th official on the sidelines at the monitor. He can stop play, and make a ruling related to the clock, in/out-of-bounds, possession, 3-pt line. Maybe also use in conference tournaments so that they are used to doing this.
3) Expand the "can review only in the final 2 minutes" to anytime in the game.
4) Maybe this is already done? Coaches grade the refs after each game. And the refs grade each other also. All of these are collected and analyzed in a blinded fashion, and used for who can do tournament games. So selections are NOT seniority based.
5) After first 2 rounds, so when there are 16 teams, each coach can provide 1 (maybe 2) refs they veto for their regional games. Refs don't know if they were vetod, or by who. Coaches can be asked prior to the opening round. NCAA doesn't assign refs until after the 16 teams are determined. After regional finals, the 4 coaches can provide 2 vetos again, and then the Final 4 refs are assigned.
That's going to make it worse. Would mean the pool of available refs would have to double, thus meaning even more incompetent officials will be working.
Give coaches a limited amount of (totally behind the scenes) veto power. I don't buy that there's some wholesale crookedness among refs, and I can pretty well guarantee that the vast majority are trying to do a good job. However, there's a ton of subjectivity to officiating a basketball game, and it's inevitable that certain refs aren't going to like certain coaches or schools, and that certain coaches aren't going to like certain refs. Accept that reality, and try to avoid potential conflicts.
For starters get rid of Higgins, Pat Adams, Roger Ayers, Jamie Luckie and Doug Shows and there is one other moron out there that needs to go..Could be Tony Greene but still one more. Call the rules as they are in the book and do not make them open for interpretation..It is sickening watching college ball now.
I would add 1 and make it 4. I believe most of the bad calls are due to the zebra being out of place. They cant get a good look so they anticipate something. That and make an effort to het younger. These old men cant keep up
Emphasize calling the game according to the rules as written in the book. Consistency is the paramount problem in officiating. Unless the game is called according to the rules, it's impossible to evaluate officials. Each official should be evaluated by a committee that simply watches 2-3 games and determines if the ref made calls that were warranted. No matter when a rule is violated, a foul should be called or the ball given to the other team. Nothing is more frustrating than seeing a foul called early in the game only to see a ref swallow his whistle at crunch time. That's not letting the players determine the outcome. Essentially, if officials can decide when and when not to apply the rules, it's the officials that are determining the outcome.
I know some people would whine that calling games tightly limits players showing their ability. Personally, I'm not impressed when I see a 6'6" player take a hop, skip and a euro-step to get to the basket as is the standard in the nba. It's much more impressive seeing guys showcase their skills within the rules of the game.
I know some people would whine that calling games tightly limits players showing their ability. Personally, I'm not impressed when I see a 6'6" player take a hop, skip and a euro-step to get to the basket as is the standard in the nba. It's much more impressive seeing guys showcase their skills within the rules of the game.
If they are clearly biased, or corrupt, or just suck, the fans should ruin their businesses.
Refs should have to be available to the media just like coaches and players. Hold them accountable for their actions and calls on the court. Make them answer questions regarding preposterous calls. I can guarantee the games would be better officiated if they were held accountable and available to the media right after the games.
They make a bad call now during a game? Who cares. The ref knows he has to answer to know one.
They make a bad call now during a game? Who cares. The ref knows he has to answer to know one.
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that's good!
I think this answer is simple really.
NCAA with their billions, should invest in officials:
NCAA with their billions, should invest in officials:
- to be in better physical shape,
- get better training,
- make the rules more standard across the board...no more of this varying calls and rules across different conferences
- make them accountable to the media
- maybe have 5 on the court at once so they are never out of position
- better vetting of officials and official placements to help to ensure as little corruption as possible
- partner with the NBA to get a set of rules established from the top down, just like the NFL did with the lower levels of football
I like this. Still to prevent abuse going the other direction, might need some sort of limiting, though. Maybe... if you get two challenges wrong, you lose the privilege for the rest of the half?
First go to six fouls per game.
Second, refs should not spend timeouts or any other time talking to coaches on the sidelines. During timeouts, go to the opposite side of the floor.
Add at least one additional ref to the game. Today's game is way to fast to expect these guys my age to be running the floor the entire time. Refs should be assigned specific zones on the floor and stay in that area.
Give coaches one challenge per game.
If your hands are straight up and you are moving backward on defense and a player runs into you, that is not a foul.
If an advantage is not gained, don't call the foul unless it is very obvious. Play on.
Second, refs should not spend timeouts or any other time talking to coaches on the sidelines. During timeouts, go to the opposite side of the floor.
Add at least one additional ref to the game. Today's game is way to fast to expect these guys my age to be running the floor the entire time. Refs should be assigned specific zones on the floor and stay in that area.
Give coaches one challenge per game.
If your hands are straight up and you are moving backward on defense and a player runs into you, that is not a foul.
If an advantage is not gained, don't call the foul unless it is very obvious. Play on.
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