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				Tales from a 1st Year: Dumbass
			 
			 
			
		
		
		
			
			Girls Freshman game. I'm lead. Players A1 and B1 fighting for a rebound. They bring it down. I blow Held Ball. Just after whistle B1 pushes A1 pretty hard (coming out of their death grip).  I blow whistle a 2nd time for push on B1. 
 
I go to my veteran partner.  "Partner I have a jump ball and then a push on B1.  He kind of scratches his whiskers like I had asked him who played 3rd base for the '67 Detroit Tigers. 
 
We end up reversing the arrow and have a personal foul on B1.  Ball given to Team A for inbounds. 
 
I know in the back of my head that I've screwed this up.  Of course no one in the gym for this freshman girls game knows any better.  It takes about 2 minutes for me to realize what we should have done. 
 
At least I went to my partner and we caucused (unlike another recent play I kicked). 
 
I hope I don't have to kick each call in a "new" situation once in order to learn them enough to respond properly immediately in the future.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
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