[williebfree]

Here is one of my ol' time favorites....

Situation in a Boys Freshman game.

A1 and B1 scramble for a loose ball; B1 pushes it, but it contacts A1’s hand as it sails into the crowd.

(Tweet) “Blue” (point toward Blue's hoop)

A1 coach (Home) calls time-out.

As I wait at the location of the ensuing throw-in, a father (located 4 rows up, directly behind me), who had been chirping since the beginning of the game, challenges my last call and my ability to officiate. “That should be our ball! Blah, blah, blah.” He then concludes, “How long have you been officiating?”

I opt to deviate from my usual professional demeanor of ignoring these types of comments (remember its a freshman game). With a smile on my face, I turned to the heckling dad and responded, “We are 2 minutes 19 seconds into the second quarter, so that would mean I have been officiating 10 minutes and 19 seconds.” I paused and then with a smile on my face I continued, “And I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night.”

All those within earshot of my retort began to chuckle. I did not have any additional problems with the crowd that night.