35-Year Basketball Official reveals the realities of high school officiating. For any athlete, coach, or parent, this information is a must-watch to better understand how to work with referees, even if you disagree with calls. Turns out, most people don't actually know basketball rules, and your fiery taunting of referees is not helping, but hurting your team. Special thanks to Bret Kinghorn for being willing to answer the tough questions and provide these valuable insights. Please consider following us on social:https://www.youtube.com/@MakingTheTeamPodcast/sub_confirmation=1https://www.instagram.com/making_the_team/https://www.tiktok.com/@making.the.teamChapters 0:00 Teaser0:55 Getting Started in Officiating2:30 How to Become a High School Ref6:05 How Referees are Evaluated9:54 How to Talk to Referees12:32 Are Make Up Calls Real?13:48 What is a Charge?15:07 How to Handle Missed Calls18:04 Players Talking to Referees19:20 Parents Talking to Referees21:15 Throwing a Parent Out22:41 Trigger for a Technical23:55 Personal Relationships with Coaches25:31 Humanizing Officials, Coaches, and Players27:50 Game Preferences28:25 What Makes a Good Coach or Player?30:02 Do Officials Know Good Players?33:05 Flopping Rule35:10 What is a Travel?39:55 Rules that Aren't Rules41:58 The Art of the Call vs By The Book44:55 Rivalry Games48:10 Not Working Games with Certain Coaches50:03 Worst Thing a Parent Has Said52:32 Funny Parent Stories56:00 Referee Shoes and Uniform59:06 Clothing Mishap Story1:00:52 Handling Injuries1:03:22 Throwing a Jump Ball1:03:54 Over and Back Rule1:04:32 Equality is NOT the Job1:06:52 Player Trash Talk1:08:30 Does Arguing with Refs Help?1:10:37 Official Shortage1:13:24 Greatest Athletes He's Officiated1:17:15 Bothered By Missed Calls1:18:00 Why Referee?

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