If you have ever played or watched a sport you have encountered the referee. A player and a referee is definitely a love hate relationship. One second you two are in love, the next your saying words to him that your mom would stick a bar of soap down your throat. Referees will always be part of the game, even in this technology world when the instant replay seems to get the call perfect every time, but the whistle blowing zebras will always stay around.
Basketball refs have it tough. It maybe one of the hardest games to officiate. This year was my first year in the TVL, and I have never had so much anger with the refs in my whole life. At some points of the season, I felt like I wanted to go up and strangle the refs. They simply call too many fouls. Touch fouls. This isn't pee wee league, and I don't see anybody running around in diapers, whining. The refs call absolutely everything! If it looks like you touched his arm you will hear the high pitched whistle that was anticipating the baby foul. It is awful and takes players out of the game. This year, multiple times a ref would call a foul and the kid you got fouled would say "really ref, I dont know about that one". When playing against Norton a player hit it out of bounds. The ref yelled "Norton ball" even though the player told the ref it was out on him. Really? Something has got to change.
I understand that there needs to be fouls that need to be called. But some games it feels like every two seconds the ref is stopping the game because he believes a player touched another player resulting in a foul. Take the whistle out of your mouths! Nobody wants to watch kids shoot free throws all game, especially if they are getting called for touch fouls. I know the fans and players would have more fun and the game would be better if the refs were not there. Most of the players have been playing for awhile, and they can take a little push here and there. As a point guard I enjoy someone playing defense right in my face. Its a challenge and its competition. But when the ref calls him for fouling he backs off 2 feet. Takes a player right out of there game. Its the same as an injury, a player wanting to play but simply can't because he picked up bull crap fouls.
The NBA referees are excellent. They let the players play the game of basketball. It is more enjoyable to watch and the pros love every second of it. When I watch some college games the refs seem like they are trying to play a melody with there whistles and calling a "foul" every other second. I seriously get pissed off. I scream at them, "Nobody wants you. That's awful" and many more things (that I probably shouldn't type on a school blog). It ruins the game, and the referees can be a disease to the game. So all the refs out there feeling like they messed up if they didn't blow the whistle, let us frigen play!....please.
I understand that there needs to be fouls that need to be called. But some games it feels like every two seconds the ref is stopping the game because he believes a player touched another player resulting in a foul. Take the whistle out of your mouths! Nobody wants to watch kids shoot free throws all game, especially if they are getting called for touch fouls. I know the fans and players would have more fun and the game would be better if the refs were not there. Most of the players have been playing for awhile, and they can take a little push here and there. As a point guard I enjoy someone playing defense right in my face. Its a challenge and its competition. But when the ref calls him for fouling he backs off 2 feet. Takes a player right out of there game. Its the same as an injury, a player wanting to play but simply can't because he picked up bull crap fouls.
The NBA referees are excellent. They let the players play the game of basketball. It is more enjoyable to watch and the pros love every second of it. When I watch some college games the refs seem like they are trying to play a melody with there whistles and calling a "foul" every other second. I seriously get pissed off. I scream at them, "Nobody wants you. That's awful" and many more things (that I probably shouldn't type on a school blog). It ruins the game, and the referees can be a disease to the game. So all the refs out there feeling like they messed up if they didn't blow the whistle, let us frigen play!....please.
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Ugh: I understand that there needs to be fouls that need to be called.
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