[rainmaker]

Originally posted by Jurassic Referee

Similar sitch in an 8th grade boys game. Player mad about foul called, but he didn't wait to "fire" just did it right away, and I wasn't looking. At the last possible instant, I saw something out of the corner of my eye, and got my hand up to block the ball. If I hadn't, it would have hit me in the side of the face. He'd thrown it so hard, it left my hand red and stinging. Partner sprints in and handles kid. No T. I was appalled at the time, but whatever he said, it worked. [/B]

You shoulda been appalled after that one. Nowayinhell is that not a "T" when the little sh*t does something like that. It doesn't matter what level it is either. Your partner had no business letting the kid get away with crap like that, or taking over your call either before you could make one. Was your partner still gonna just warn the kid too if the kid hadda tried to bank one off of his head instead of your's? Does that mean that every player on the floor now gets a chance to play Extreme Dodgeball with the officiating crew? You haveta be consistent out there--if you're going to warn one player for that, then you have to warn all players for that too. And any coach that pays more than lip service to the idea of sportsmanship woulda had that player's butt on the bench mondo quicko also. Lah me! [/B][/QUOTE]

I don't know, Woody. I think if the next player HAD tried it, we'd have started whacking. But it didn't happen that way. This was a Christian school tournament, where I know things could get pretty bad, but they generally don't. I think since it worked, it was okay. I'm not sure I'd ever have the charisma to pull it off, but my partner clearly did. Also, kids coach pulled him for the rest of that half, but kid played in second half, and did fine.