RELATIVE FUNCTIONS OF BASKETBALL
“ COACHES AND OFFICIALS —

° John Brown, Jr.,
Member, National Basketball Rules Committee,
Executive Secretary, National Association pf

Approved Basketball Officials

President Carlson and Members of the National Association of
ut Basketball Coaches r= ke a

iy /’ Although my being called upon at this time. is a
complete surprise to me, n.verthéless I ap reciate: this’. ..~
Courtesy: ana recognition, Asa member of the National Fules” ..
Committee for. twenty+five* years, and Chairman or Executive
Secretary of the Na- tonal Basketball Officials' Association
for nearly fifteen years, Iam tremendously interest«d in
whatever will advance this great gaue among the youth of. this
and other lands.:: Ihave b en very favorably impressed ‘with...
the quality of the work and ‘studies reflected in the reports
of the various: sub-committees Which have been presented at
this opening sessions Gite nj” ‘tikes ,

meydnsrespdnséote the request of your President, per-'-
hars iti may be in or@er 4 I shared with YOU Tha" rather inre
Oormal and imprompotu ‘manner, some points of view r- garding |
the. "functions. and relationshins’ of the two classes of indivi-
duals which, to my mind, occuny the most strategic positions
in determining the futureoof basketball for good or. ill;-
namely, the-doaches and, the officials. . ae fee

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As: I have listened to your proceedings, I have been
impressed. with ‘the fact that the great majority of coaches
attending. this meeting are men who regard coaching.as a voca-.
tiiO Riess HED you it: is.a-profeseional carer to Which you. are
giving your full time and from which you derive your chief
source of income. On the other hand, officiating is an avoca-
tion to most officials, They foliow some other vocation as.
& career from which they-gain their Tivelihood; to’ them, offi-
Clatingis a hobby. by means'of which they supplement their
income. «This difference in Career, outlook and attitude,
makes.a Vast difference in the functioning and relationships
of coaches and officials... 7 :

Another major difference between coaches arid offi-+
Cials lies in the fact that the average coach is engaged by
and responsible to only one institution, whereas ome err ioryi -
has relationship with many different institutions.or organi- .
Zations, in many instances without any primary responsibility
in or to any of them: ‘- ‘$on - i |

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