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Unfortunately, last year we had 5 in a row. Game tied with 7 secs left in OT.
1) A1 called for a delay warning for leaning across the line on a throw-in. He is not very happy and follows my partner to the table as he reports the warning. He mouths off and gets the first T.
2) Partner reports the T and the Team Assistant coach comes running off the bench onto the floor. Technical #2.
3) A1 continues to voice his displeasure (this is actually putting in mildly) and he gets his second T and a trip to the bench. (first three all called by my partner)
4) A2 (standing right next to me) decides to emit a string of profanities and earns one.
5) The assistant coach refuses to leave the playing area and return to the bench so he gets #5.
Observations I made from this:
A) My partner has over 20 years of experience and has done up to D1 games. He remained very calm during the entire ordeal and simply administered the rules. He also gave A1 and the assistant fair warning and a chance to calm down before administering. Believe it or not, the Ts were the last option and truly warranted.
B) Team B coach moved all of his players down to the end of his bench area so he could keep the situation from potentially getting worse.
C) Team A coach as nowhere to be seen during the entire ordeal. He was sitting at the far end of his bench and never once did he attempt to get his players or coach under control. It ended up being another player that finally took chanrge and got Team A under control.
D) As soon as the situation started the home managment (Team B was home) and police officers made their way across the floor and positioned themselves close to Team A's bench and fans. We did not ask for this, they were on top of it.
E) Most important lesson I learned (and it goes back up to A above is remain calm at all times. Do not be afraid to administer the rules correctly and call a T when necessary but keep calm and do it in a calm manner and it can help keep things under control. I had to remember this on Friday night with a very irate coach. I tried hard to remain calm as I administered the T and it seemed to work.
Anyway, Team A hits 8 of 10 free throws and wins by 8. We sent the report to the state office about the game and all I ever got back was "thanks for the info" from our district director. No one ever came back and questioned it.
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