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Old Thu Feb 06, 2003, 01:51pm
APHP APHP is offline
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This is simular to a post I made a year or so ago. Since so many more officials are now on board, I thought it may be worth repeating.

Finals of the State Championship Game. This is your first State Championship and you are U2. Team A has the ball when they call timeout in front of their bench. There are 6-seconds left in the game and team A is trailing by one point. You are the lead and the Referee, who has 11 State Championships under his belt is center-opposite table. During the timeout, the Referee assures U1 & U2 that he has the clock. On the ensuing throw-in by team A, several quick passes are made, then A2 puts up a shot with 3-seconds remaining in the game. The try is unsuccessful. All ten players are batteling for the rebound. Several players from both teams tap/tip/bat the ball which is bounding up and down and around the basket, with no one able to control the rebound. "YOU CLEARLY SEE" (you are 100% sure) B1 (on strong side-opposite center) in an attempt to rebound the ball, taps the ball upwards and is the last player to touch/tap/tip the ball just before the horns sounds to end the game. The ball enters the basket. The Referee signals "count goal". Fans, coaches, cheerleaders and players from team A rush onto to the court in jubilant celebration. The court is a crazy house. Coaches from team B have their heads down between their knees in obivous despair. Some of the players from team B fall to the floor in disbelief. Team B cheerleaders are crying. You frantically fight through the crowd looking for your partners, especially the Referee. You catch a glimpse of the Referee and U1 as they exit the door. What do you do now? No-better yet-what will you do if this happens to you.
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