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I've also had a few issues over the years, a Middle School student handling the clock was jumping up and down when his team scored etc.....
This year, I had two issues at the high school level. The first one was minor; a girl at the table had a look of disbelief that I had called a charge against "her" team. I quietly discussed this with her at the next timeout and she was fine after that. (she just reacted and had no intent to make me look bad)
The second incident bothered me more. I called a foul as a player drove to the hoop. I run over and start to report the foul. The scorer (a HS student) is giving me the double dribble signal. I motion to my partner to hang on and I go over and see what he means. I'm thinking maybe he means something else so I'm not going to jump on him right away. I get to the table and ask him what he meant. He says :"You missed a double dribble ". I gave him a short lecture on the behaviour of a scorer. He was almost crying. That was a first for me. When I was talking to my partner after the game, his smart *** response was to call the double dribble and then the scorers don't have to correct you.
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