[Kris3333]

Ok, here's the real scoop. I yanked the post. I am sorry for venting here and really just thought it best to delete the post. I felt really bad after the replies that I received. I will think twice about posting here again. But in any event, I am still in awe over the game that I saw. Yes, it was very, very bad. I am a ref, I am a parent, but in all honesty, I can separate those feelings. I can tell you that there were MANY other people in that gym that felt the same way I did. I was professional though and did nothing to berate those refs in front of anyone there. I did email MY assignor and let him know what I saw, but I chose not to contact their assignor because I was afraid of backlash. I had spoken to one of the officials before the game, so he knew I was there and knows who I am. I did however, forward the assignors name, number and email address on to our coach and told her that if she felt the need to say something, she should. I don't know if she did or not.

In the original post, I said that I wouldn't go into details. I am feeling the need to now since no one seems to believe how bad it was. Trust me guys, I am not making this stuff up.

Yes, the fouls were about 40-6. I'm not joking. We had 8 players to start the game, 4 were fouled out by the middle of the 4th quarter, and we had to play the rest of the 4th plus the OT with 4 players (3 bench players and one starter). The fourth player to foul out, fouled out because the official called the foul on the wrong person. She was no where near the play that he called the foul on, in fact, my daughter was (who had no fouls at that point). When he came to report the number, he gave the wrong number. (called #22, my daughter was #21). I asked him to go ask the players who fouled, because he had the wrong number and if he reported it incorrectly, he would be in effect fouling our 5th player out of the game. He refused. So that is how we ended up with 4 players. Our coach also received a technical on this play because she was telling the girl as she came off the court "I know, it was on Rachel not you, but dont' worry about it". Tweet - technical on the coach. She wasn't yelling, just speaking a little loudly because the gym was so loud at that point. Maybe it was just his interpretation, but whatever...

In the 3rd quarter, we were given a warning because one of our players took the ball after a shot and threw it out of bounds for the other team. Fine, that is the rule...we were good with that. A few plays later, same player makes a shot, and as the ball came through the hoop, it accidently hit her in the shoulder as she ran by. The Official gave our coach an indirect technical.

At the end of the game, we were up by 3 with 8 seconds left on the clock. Other team inbounds the ball, and dribbles, dribbles, dribbles...no shot to be made. Buzzer goes off, girl (outside the 3 point arc) just kinda granny shots the ball up and into no-where land. Shot? I don't think so, but the official seemed to think so and somehow as she did this, our player "fouled" her, even though she was completely straight up, because she had been told DO NOT FOUL BEHIND THE THREE POINT ARC. I saw this, she was completely straight up. The girl had to reach to hit her arm if she did, and our player was about 5 inches taller than this girl. So they shoot the three free throws, make every one of them (I have to give her credit for that) and send the game into overtime.

These are just a few examples...the entire game was riddled with situations like this.

Anyway, I'm sorry for the original post. You guys can think what you want, but I still think it was a horrible game. I wish that I had a video tape of it so that the assignor could see what happened that day.

Oh, and you'll love this - one of the officials came up to our coach at the end of the game and apologized.

Kris