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Originally posted by LarryS
Strange thing is that this came from nowhere. Not a single hard foul all game.
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No, it didn't come from nowhere. Although his reasoning might be impaired, it somehow led him to think this was necessary. Maybe the guys are cousins, or used to be next-door neighbors, or were at bball camp together last year. It didn't come from nowhere.
The important part for us is, WE NEVER KNOW!! When we walk into a gym, we can't [ossibly be up to date on all the various friendships and enemyships that might exist between teammates, opponents and even parents and teachers.
Never let down your guard. Dead ball officiating is the most important part. When I was in the first-year class that our association requires for all beginners, I attended a game that our teacher was working --Varsity Boys. It was an intense game between arch-rivals. At one point, there was a scuffle, and a kid hit the deck, and then there was the usual refs-at-the-table and so on, and then the game went on. It was obvious that something big had happend, but I couldn't tell what. In class the next week, the teacher confessed that after 25 years of officiating, he still turned his back on the players as his partner reported a foul. One player took advantage of the momentary lapse in supervision and chopped an opponent right in the balls. The refs couldn't call anything, because they didn't see it!! This teacher, who has worked every tournament in our state and is one of the best refs anywhere ( and a real nice guy) was still losing sleep about it five days later. The kid who took it was out for the rest of the game. The kid who did it, played the rest of the game. He told us this story to show the importance of NEVER LET DOWN YOUR CONCENTRATION.
P.S. My kid is at pre-school right now, so I can type long responses without those annoying numbers in the middle!!