i am a new offical & recently had a game w/ a partner who recently got carded but has been officiating rec leagues for about 5 yrs. the game was a 8 th grade girls game. we missed a crash in the middle of the key. we both acknowlegded the mistake. about 3 plays later a1 intentionally pushes b1 sending her to the floor violently(she hurt her knee & could not return to the game). my partner calls a common foul. my partner called both coaches together & said if the rough play did not stop, that he would forfeit the game. i was suprised to hear that & did not necessarily agree. one of the coaches responded negatively. he started to scream that he could not do that & we should be calling techincals & throwing players out instead of forfeting. i did not know the rules at the time but i felt that since we missed the crash, it lead to this situation. i thought, the second foul should have been flagrant t along w/ meeting w/ coaches about rough play instead of initially threatening forefit. needless to say, it got ugly parnter & coach screaming & inappropriate things being said along aggressive body language. i supported my parnter & attempted to communicate the spirit in which my partner tried to resolve the issue. the game continued however, the other team forfeited because a player twisted her ankle(no contact) & they only had 4 player. my understading of the rules is that if a team continues to challenge the integrity of the game after technicals have been given, then we have the authority to stop the game. in this situation we did not even call a flagrant t. also, i would like some advice about handling a situation when you do not agree w/ your partner & what do you do when he/she is getting into this type of situation. i tried to get him to move away from the other coach but it did not work, he was so angry. thanks
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