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I worked girls & boys District Middle School tourney championship last Fri. night. During the closing minutes of the boys I was really impressed with the coach who was losing by 3 or 4. I could easily see the coach who was behind told his players to try to steal but if they couldn't steal the ball he then wanted a foul. The foul would create a 1+1. The coach called out to his player on the ball, "go ahead, go ahead, do it, do it." Ususally you will hear, "FOUL, FOUL, FOUL!!" The coach was actually aware of the intentional foul rule.
No I will not automatically give an intentional foul when a coach yells out for one of his/her players to foul. The unwritten rule in our assoc. has been; the contact should be of intentional nature not just hearing a command from the coach.
The boys game went to OT & the coach I'm referring to lost. But I was impressed.
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"Enlisted men are stupid, but very cunning & deceitful & bear considerable watching." - Officer's Manual 1894
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