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Originally posted by mick
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Originally posted by dsturdy5
I had a play where I was the lead and player 1 on team A is going in for a shot and is obviously pushed. Neither my parter nor I could see who did it. Neither one of us blew the whistle. After the ball goes up the other end and team B is now shooting ft's the player 1 on team A said to me, "watch the pushes underneath." I told her, "I saw you hit the floor but couldn't see what happened so I didn't call it." Was I all right in how I handled her? Should I have ignored it or spoke with her on the side as she was inbounding the ball? What is the propper way to handle a player in that situation who is really frustrated?
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dsturdy5,
Replace, "I saw you hit the floor but couldn't see what happened so I didn't call it."
with, "Okay, I will." 
Or, ... for a big smash and crash, call it on the closest defender. 
mick
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I agree with mick, as usual. I think a good response, if one is given at all, should be something not too strong like he said, "Okay, I will," or something that spreads the blame around: "Mr. Ref, 33 is pushing." "Yeah, I see a lot of pushing on both sides." The main thing to remember is that you are not obligated to explain or justify a call to anyone. Also, there are so many things which defy explanation. One kid slaps another on the arm, everybody in the building hears the slap, you can see individual finger marks on the arm as the shooter attempts his free throws, but the first kid's mother screams, "You blind so and so, he didn't touch anything but the ball." This is why we get the big bucks.
