[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by dman

I’m Assisting my oldest son coaching my youngest son’s playoff game last night. Never got tossed in my life, coached 50 different rec teams. Got maybe 4 techs over 500 plus games before this for pointing out 'no calls'.

In first couple minutes, it’s like a football game out there (6th graders in rec), so we both complain ‘pretty strongly’ and get ‘T’d up.

Tonight is the final playoff game, and we have no coach and here’s why.

After the game was over, referees were sitting at scorers table waiting for game next game to ref. Teams had shaken hands and gone off to their respective corners

I walked up to one after the game, simply told him that it was the worst refereed game I’d been a part of for 15 years (8 injury timeouts had to be called because players were falling down getting injured and several crying! because of “no calls”). Game over, we won OT 37-35.They were sitting at the scorers table waiting for the next game to start.

Full five minutes after game is over, Ref T’s me again, results in next game suspension (and two free throws five minutes after game over for other team, which thankfully they miss).—and my son is not available to coach tonites championship playoff game, flying to Atlanta.

Anyway, if anyway has a copy of these rules, I’d appreciate you forwarding to me asap only at [email protected] as the board is considering whether to revoke the tech and suspension because the ref may not have had JURISDICTION once game was over and they were off of the court. I just physically need the rules, and I can’t find the rules anywhere on the internet.

Sorry to bother, but if I have the high school rules, which govern in Florida, that may help—so if you know anyone who has a copy and will provide and scan those specific rules, much appreciated.



These are the rule numbers that were cited by them, but not the rule itself:

Rule 2.2 article 4 with respect to officials jurisdiction. Page 15.


Rule 10-4 bench technical. Article 1a. Page 62.


Page 72 technical foul penalty summary. See Assistant Coach and Head Coach at bottom two grids of chart.

Anybody who has copies, please provide to me at [email protected]

Thanks for any help!!

Normally I would welcome you to the Forum counselor (yes, your email address told me and everybody else that you are a lawyer), BUT:

You had NO BUSINESS approaching the officials after the game. I don't care if your team won or lost, or if you thought the officials were the greatest you had ever seen, or the worst you had ever seen. If I had been one of the officials I would have told you to keep moving or I would call 911. The officials really had no rule support for whacking but that didn't give you the right to get some cheap shots in.

If you really wanted to let them know how you felt that you should have been a man and given them your cheap shots during the game so you would have received the TF's you deserved. You deserve not being on the bench. If your son can't coach his brother's team, then find another parent who can.

By the way, I have basketball officiating friends in Tampa and Brevard County. Please let me know where you are located so that they can be on the look out for you.

MTD, Sr.