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Originally Posted by amusedofficial
We can't stop his physical illegal and unethical play, so we'll call in an extra official.
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Fixed it for you, and this is exactly why we work games with three instead of two.
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Originally Posted by amusedofficial
Every coach in every basketballlllll game tries to get away with whatever s/he can get away with. It is not up to officials to change the ground rules on a game by game basis, and school should not be able to vary league or state policy on a game by game basis.
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There is a coaches code of ethics in the rule book. I don't have any sympathy for coaches who complain they can't get away with stuff.
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Originally Posted by amusedofficial
You want a crew of three, get it into the league rules before the season starts, or by league-wide decree during the season. Officials seeking to change the parameters on a game by game basis are flat-out unethical.
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The only reason I ever hear given for using 2 instead of 3 is money. That's it. If the local officials want to take a cut to get experience with 3 (or use 3 for any reason), the schools really don't have any logical recourse. Of course, they can say no. But they never do (that's telling).
And to have you call us unethical for using a third official on some games and not others (completely within the rules) while defending coach's rights to try to get away with stuff (against the actual code of ethics) seems, at best inconsistent. At worst; hypocritical.