[Robmoz]

Originally posted by Ref Daddy
Boys JV last night. Home team in command from the opening tip.

Home team has that "dominant player" a big mobil center that was having his way underneith - he was quick, graceful, stronger, bigger, smarter - than the opponents. They couldn't stop him.

In the fourth quarter - I'm trail watching a corner play my area. Underneith the opponent guarding the center falls to the floor and yells out in "pain". I glance - my partner (3 year guy) is right in front of it. No call. Better team scores.

Downcourt I'm lead now. Same thing. Off ball the offensive player against the big center - away from the play collapes to the floor and yells in pain. His team scores I stop the clock.

He flopped as the offensive player? Flopping to for me is usually associated with a defensive player. In this case, the kid just may have got hit and really had a moment of pain, sucked it up and hustled back to play defense.

First thought was the kid was having a seisure or cramp. I approach him as he rolls on the floor, he gets up and he trots away and back down court. Ahh, I get it. This was a vagrent obvious FLOP. Stupid me!

By the time I figure it out - he's a full court away and setting up defensivly.

You may have presumed too much at this point as it might smell bad but still vague.

Next down I'm trail again right in the "floppers" coach's pocket. Coach says to me - "I'm telling them to draw that foul. We have to get their big guy outta there. Help me!"

Q2) Should I T coach right then and there? I did nothing.

T the coach for what? Sounds like he was begging but unless it becomes incessant you did the right thing by letting it go.

Dead ball occurs (out of bounds). I call Partner over and explained privatly that Kid is flopping - coach telling him to do it. Lets T next one. We agree.

The coach did not tell his player to FLOP, he told them to try and draw a foul, could be lost in the translation but you should have set the kid straight at the first occurence. The first sign of a flop and a no-call you better tell him to knock it off or risk getting a T, can't hurt to run by the coach and offer the same message.

Q3) I considered telling the flopper to cut it out during a "break" or next dead ball. But I would be contracdicting his coach!

Only tell'em once at the first occurence and it usually ends there.