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Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

Here is a report from a game tonight. Stuff in curly brackets have the actual data removed for privacy reasons.




Hi {Assignor} & {President},

Here's a game report that I need to submit.

Tournament: {host club and division}
Game Venue: {name of high school}
Game Time: 7:30pm

Referee: {JugglingReferee's partner}
Umpire: {JugglingReferee}

Home Team: {one team} (Gold jerseys)
Visiting Team: {another team} (Blue jerseys)

During the second half, a foul was called on Blue #8 during rebounding action. After a short pause, {JugglingReferee's partner} reported the foul by Blue #8 and started to walk to the new throw-in spot.

Gold #15 did not like the agressive nature that Blue #8 did, at which point Gold #15 approached Blue #8 and initiated contact by chest-pushing Blue #8. Blue #8 immediately retaliated (almost simultaneously) with a two-handed push to Gold #15. I came running in to separate the players and prevent further chaos. I verbalized a double technical foul. At this time, a parent from the crowd came onto the court. Other parents were trying to help him back, but he managed to barely step onto the court.

With Gold #15 and Blue #8 now apart, {JugglingReferee's partner} and I thought that everything had ended. We started to continue the game with me about to report the double technical foul, but Gold #15 went after Blue #8 again and did another chest-bump. I got between them again, prevented Blue #8 from retaliating, and motioned that Gold #15 was ejected.

[long and sad story about parents omitted ]

I reported the 3 fouls to the table: offsetting technical fouls charged to Gold #15 and Blue #8. I then reported a disqualifying foul charged to Gold #15. We continued the game with 2 free throws for Blue, along with their throw-in at the division line.

If you have any questions about the situation, please feel free to contact me. (E-mail is best.)

JugglingReferee

The fouls are not technical (assuming you were under FIBA rules), since they were contact fouls. It makes no difference about the penalties, but Blue #8 should have attempted the free throws. There is no such thing as a double technical foul in FIBA rules; the two penalties offset, anyway, since both fouls are to be judged as unsportsmanlike.

You were correct not assessing a penalty to the coach, since during a fight, or when a fight is possible, the coach can come into the court in order to help officials to maintain order.

Of course, if Blue team was in team penalty situation (after the 4th team foul in the period), the offended Gold player should have had 2 FT before the free throws for Blue #8.

Ciao