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A few years ago I was working a JV game. A father in the stands loudly objected to my 5-second closely guarded call. When the ball was being put back in play a few minutes later, the throw-in spot was right in front of the father. he asked me "what is a closely guarded call?" I answered, "let me understand this...you have no idea about the rule but you are objecting to the call, is that correct?" Sheepishly he said yes. I told him to come to me after the game and I would be happy to explain the rule. he did come over, and when I explained it, he apologized. A little satisfaction is sometimes worth a lot more than the game fee!!
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