[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

First: I apologize for missreading (afterall as a basketball official I am blind in one eye and cannot see out of the other) Coach B instead of Coach A, but he was out of the coaching box, which is a technical foul, so Chuck gets a pass on the technical foul.

Second to devdog69: Read NFHS R4-S24-A1 and NCAA R4-S34-A2a,b, & c. These are the definitions concerning the legal and illegal use of hands and arms. The hand is part of the ball when it is in contact with the ball. The wrist is not part of the hand (see Webster's). When B1 made contact with A1's wrist even when the hand was in contact with the ball, B1 was guilty of a foul. Contact B1 with A1's hand that was in contact with the ball would not be a foul.

Third to Chuck: B1 fouled A1 causing the ball to go out-of-bounds off A1. You cannot justify giving the ball to Team A for a throw-in. You stated that Team A was not in the bonus and therefore would have just gotten the ball for a throw-in anyway (B1 was not charged with a foul when he should have been, that sounds like a big advantage given to Team B and B1 later on in the game), plus you and your partner did not have to switch. B1 was not charged with a foul when he should have been; the ball went off A1 and instead of giving the ball to Team B for a throw-in you gave the ball back to Team A. Coach B had a right to be upset with you giving the ball to Team A. Those are not valid reasons for not calling the foul on B1, they are excuses for not doing the job correctly. If you had called the foul on B1 you would have had to switch and be table side in front of Coach B. Sounds to me that you were not diligent in doing your job, you were lazy, and you did not want to take the heat from Coach B. And now you want validation for your technical foul on Coach B.