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Originally Posted by JugglingReferee
So what? It doesn't change that mistakes were made.
Granted, these officials might have less experience, but if they're worth anything, they will have learned from the situation.
And Rut, where did it previously say that the officials were scared to call a T? Snaq said spineless, but that's it. You're adding information that has no history or place in the thread. In fact, they did issue a T: against the coach who did know the rule!
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Since I said it, I'll defend it. I've seen the comments here about officials who will do everything they can, including turning a blind eye, to avoid this T because they're absolutely convinced it's their fault. Those are the ones I call spineless; at the very least, they're ignorant of the rules. Also, some officials are more willing to try to let this slide at the AAU level; especially if the player was already on his way off the court and there had been no real advantage gained. That's not spineless, it's a philosophical opinion on how to officiate lower level games.
Finally, we're not holding them to any particular standard. I worked a lot of lower level games before I started to get a good grasp of the rules and proper procedures; someone pointing out my mistakes wouldn't have been out of place, and I wouldn't have considered them to be holding me to some inappropriate standard.