[MN BB Ref]

I too had a very uplifting moment in a JV game I was working about a week ago. It was a very tight game between two teams that are natural rivals in that they are from neighboring towns in the same school district. G1 takes a shot from the free throw line and a number of players crash the board to rebound the miss. In doing so W1 fouls G2 in the act of rebounding and W1 tumbles to the ground as he falls over G2. I immediately whistled the foul and asked W1 to stand up so I could get his number. He looks at me in wide-eyed amazement and says "you have to be kidding". Now at this moment I'm seriously contemplating a "T" as I feel that players should never be allowed to question a call made by an official. I guess thats a carryover from my own HS days when our coach would've yanked us from a game for such a transgression. However, because the game was a 2 point difference, I chalked up the players comments to the heat of the moment and went to the table to report the foul.

Now heres the good part. Immediately after reporting the foul I turn around and W1 is standing right next to me. I'm expecting that he is going to continue to tell me I'm wrong and I'm mentally preparing to signal a "T" on him. As chance would have it, nothing could've been further from the truth. In reality he came over to me to apologize for his comment and to tell me that my call was right and good call. WOW!!! I was shocked and didn't know what to say to him except thank you. This really shouldn't be such an amazing event except for the fact that respect seems to be so lacking in sports these days. Its funny, but that little moment made up for all the bad stuff that I've put up with from coaches all season long.