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Originally Posted by Philz
I was recently doing a Rec league game, NCAA rules when Team A leading got a rebound and a fast break. Player B1 reaches and barely touches the shorts and I mean "barely" with both hands of A1 to try and stop the clock but I dont call it and Team A scores easily on a 3 on 1 break. B1 goes nuts on my no call. I mentioned to him you must make and attempt for the ball. I could have called an intentional foul so I basically gave you break but your soft touch didnt seem to impeed offensive player and I'm not going to penalize them when they had a fast break going. His reply is "were not trying to hurt anyone out here just trying to stop the clock". I said you can make an attempt for the ball without hurting anyone. The next foul by team B was a head tackle on team A. Both benches empty. There was less than a minute left team A up by 9.....I called the game but was vebally abuised all the way to the parking lot. I gave this a lot of thought and one thing I could have done different was warn the team B coach when the game was getting down to the end and it was apparent that they would try and stop the clock with a foul is to make sure his players went for the ball. Any other suggestions?
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In my area's wreck games, there are less and less officials available becauase of the BS that goes on.
I think not calling the foul was the correct call. I also think that the action that caused the benches to empty is a flagrant foul. I also think that I'm phoning the assignor when I get home and tell them to find someone else. That's my suggestion.
If you still wish to do these games, don't back down on being the referee you're supposed to be. They'll respect you more in the end for not being a pushover. An attempt to foul by brushing the shirt with fingertips is not a foul.