27 and 3/4 games ...
I had gone the equivilent of 111 quarters without a T up until last night.
youth ball 6th grade.
Just subbing for someone to get some running if before the weekend and sure enough the first game I get a jumper,
He jumps up out of seat and tell syou you missed this call and you missed that call and that was traveling, etc. etc. ...
So I have just ignored him for the first half since he seems harmless and he really hasn't said squat to me.
mid way third quarter my partner is trying to issue for a free throw and he is talking to a player below the free throw line, and I'm calling him up to try to avoid putting the ball in play with a violation, he responds to me with attitude
"what's the problem he is out side the three point line!"
then there was another issue he didn't like right before the end of the quarter he wanted to tell me about. No question - no response.
leash gets shorter.
about 2 minutes into the 4th quarter his point guard steals a cross court pass and heads fot the basket. defender gets there at the same time and their jerseys brush. basket good no call. he jumps up off the bench and runs it's length screaming for a foul,
I obliged, he wanted to continue to discuss it. I told him their jerseys brush that contact is incidental let go. we move on.
We went to overtime and other that that sterling incident was a fairly good game for 6th grade boys.
I just hate that I blew that string.
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