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Originally posted by A Pennsylvania Coach
Dan,
I hear what you are saying. Personally I'd like to see the T if the starters aren't in at 9:59. I can live with a little discretion, but way too often it goes too far, especially at the varsity level. Things like "hands off" in the fourth quarter. If you keep warning and never call, what's the point?
And no, the first guy wasn't correct. If he didn't discover the player lined up out of position until after the shooter had the ball, there is no justification for him to call a "do-over".
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I know you're a good coach because while we're discussing the play that just happened now in the 4th quarter you start b1tching about a play that is completely off topic & happened in the first quarter!
If we are ever able to enjoy a game together you'll find I don't warn and I go out of my way to not start the game with an admin T. In fact of the 6 games I've had so far this year 3 times we needed to ignore this, twice by me & once when I wasn't R. So you'll be half happy with my work. As for the FT violation, seeing as we're barely into December and this is the first year for you guys with the new line ups it would have been especially silly to handle it in any other way than how it was handled. Now, a bit of advice for the new referees out there: if you notice the players are lined up incorrectly simply blow the whistle & take the ball from the shooter. While you are wiping the excess moisture off the ball (or maybe there's a speck of dirt in your eye?) quietly tell the offending player to move. And if you run into PA Coach here and he tells you the violation carries over simply tell him sorry, you didn't notice any violation but you'll be sure to grab it next time. When all is good continue. And you will have a long, happy & succesful run as a basketball official.