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8A boys game last night. 24-4 at the half in favor of the visitors. Could've been (much) worse, but the visiting coach called off the dogs early. I'm wondering how some of you handle these games. For instance...
2nd half is more of the same, and I'm thinking, "How close do I call this????" End of 3rd quarter (home team now has 6 points), and home center (pudgy little kid) gets ball under his own basket. I'm lead. He travels to get up a really awful shot at the buzzer. He also gets clearly fouled. I hold my whistle on the travel thinking it would be nice for the kid to at least get off a shot. I also no-call the foul. Home coach asks me about it after the buzzer. I say, "I saw it coach, but I had just let your kid take a big travel to get off his shot, so I didn't call the foul." Coach didn't say any more.
I'm a rookie, so please don't hesitate to tell me if you think my philosophy is wrong. "Say what you mean, and mean what you say. Just don't say it mean." ;-)
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