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Originally Posted by Rev.Ref63
For what it is worth, I explained this situation to my two partners this evening. Nate - an official from Little Rock for 17 years - said that he would "sit the player down until he's ready to play defense." Obviously, I do not agree with this action. Basically, he was saying that he would not allow it.
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I can't agree with it either. He has no rules support for taking such action. In fact, he is clearly overstepping his role as a game official. Sounds like someone on a power trip to me.
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Originally Posted by Rev.Ref63
Luke - an official from Hot Springs for 4 years - said that he would allow the defense when his team was on defense but not during dead balls or when his team was on offense.
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How can Luke dictate to a player what he can and can't do when his team has the ball?
This person seems a bit inexperienced and clearly needs to learn some things. I seem to recall a statement to the effect that guarding doesn't just take place against the player with the ball. At the moment I can't recall where I saw it. Perhpas in either the case book or an NFHS interp. I'll try to locate it.
Furthermore, there is currently a big discussion regarding when a team is, in fact, on defense which would put this official's stated criterion to the test. The central crux is does defense occur when neither team has team control? For example, during a throw-in. If A1 is attempting to inbound, would Luke forbid B2 from fronting A2 as close as possible?