[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by ref2coach

3 Min into game. White fouls Red. Whistle, call foul signal, go to report. Reach table report Red 15, Push, OOB. Turn to where partner is ready to inbound ball for Red, horn sounds, book say there is no 15 white. Everybody in the Gym knows White fouled red. I had reported the player who had been fouled not the the player who committed the foul. Both partners approached, told them what I had done, neither of them knew the number of the White player who had committed the foul.

What is the "correct" way to proceed? I thought somewhere I had read to how to "move on" and implemented it. But I have not been able to find the reference I "thought" I had previously read.

I instructed the bookkeeper to record 1 team foul to "White", not record it to any specific player, and administered a TI for red. Since I was table side the White coach ask for explanation, I gave it, he accepted it. He said, "so one of my players gets 6 fouls tonight? "Yep, do you know which one?" He shruggs his shoulders, BIG smile, game goes on without a hitch.

You did fine. Sometimes you can ask the players if someone will admit to it. But if they don't, there's not much to do besides just get on with the game.

To prevent it next time, vocalize who the foul was on at the spot. Do it under your breath if your assignor doesn't want you to do it out loud. -- some do and some dont. Once you've said it to yourself once, it's easier to get it right at the table.