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Originally Posted by grunewar
B12U Rec Game.
Ball goes out of bounds under basket. B's ball going the other way. I see three little kids watching the game and looking at the ball in the corner. I said, "Can anyone help the ole ref?"
A little girl maybe three or four yrs old gets up, runs after the ball, picks it up and runs toward me and throws it as hard as she can down court! 
It only made it to the Division Line before it was retrieved.
Parents and I had a good laugh! |
Saw one similar about 7 years ago. Youth league game being played in an old gym that has the stage at one end (no curtains anymore). Occasionally an airball will bounce and go out of bounds up on the stage that is about 4feet higher than the gym floor. I usually vault up on the stage and grab the ball if no players are around to fetch the ball. I was trail in this situation and the ball rolls to the back wall of the stage. My partner, the lead, about 50 at the time, (doesn't vault anymore). I see him look at the ball stuck on the back wall and then he looks around for a player. Right about this time a 4 year old boy is walking past and Jim looks down and the little kid puts his arms up (Jim knew him and his parents) so Jim lifts him up on the stage and points and says something to the kid. I see the kid nod his head and he runs over and grabs the ball. Jim then puts his hands out like toss me the ball. The little kid looks at him for a second and then starts dribbling the ball all over the stage. He is totally ignoring Jim. I see Jim trying to talk the kid into giving him the ball but oh no, its a Dennis the Menace twin. I yelled to Jim, " T him up!" Father finally comes over and the little kids gives up the ball. Whole gym is laughing, best entertainment all night.