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Originally posted by RollTide
But, immediately something triggered me to withhold my whistle, stop the coach, for the sole reason of letting the kids decide the game on the court.
Our state evaluator was at the game and came in and talked to us after the following game (we had a VB DH that night). He told us that even though the coach deserved the T, he thought we did a good job by not giving it to him considering the game situation as well as how it would have probably incited the crowd in a negative way to boot.
I've even run into quite a few people from the team (fans of the school) that won and they bring that game up. This incident has been brought up each and every time, and every person has said they thought we did a great job in holding our whistles so that the kids could decide the outcome.
I let the coach have too much rope and I'm the one taking the hit in the end, but, everybody in the stands (and that heard about the game) knows that I had no input in determining the outcome of the game. We left that entirely up to the kids, and we did it without a riot breaking out, lol.
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I think you need to find a new avocation. It maybe might be a good idea for you to stick to coaching. If you're as worried as what you seem to be about what the fans in the stands think, then you got no business being on the floor as an official. We're not in the business of trying to keep the fans happy.
Your state evaluator needs to grow some balls too if he's worried about a call inciting the fans. Whointhell cares what the fans think? Lah me.
You're not "letting the kids decide the game". You're inventing excuses for not giving out a warranted "T".
Jmo, whether you like it or not.
[Edited by Jurassic Referee on Feb 11th, 2005 at 09:54 PM]