It is also not a correctable error situation because, since no T was called, no free-throws were merited. In other words, the officials, right or wrong, did not deem the situation worthy of a technical and did not call one. For the coach to go to the table and ask that a correctable error be rectified means that he wants the refs to call the T that they passed on. But a "should have" foul (in this case, a T) is not correctable. The refs as described in this situation were remiss in their duties, especially the second time around, but the game must go on nonetheless. It is not a correctable situation. (Also, if this was a 5th or 6th grade game, I might be more lenient on the touching the ball issue anyway, prefering to use it--even the second time--as a teaching situation. Maybe THEN, if it continued, I'd call a T, and then again explain to the player why I did so.)
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