[NWAhoops]

Thanks guys, I appreciate your opinions and I'll try to reply to each comment.

1. Jurassic Referee - I'm not attempting to determine the genesis of the foul. In my recap of the play there is no mention of when the contact was made so there's no way to determine fault. I also didn't say that I had a complaint with the ref, you assumed that. My question was about the T. I did however get your answer to my question. No warning, just a whack.

2. ChuckElias - This is more like the way I would have handled it IF I had been the ref.

3. devdog69 - Yes, It was MAYB in Branson. Sounds like you understand well, but I would like to point out that I did ask a simple question (the only one of the game) 4 mins prior and got my head bitten off. I'll admit the gesture was due to frustration, I just needed to know how the majority of refs would have handled it.

4. BktBallRef - Cute, it happend at my coaching box. IN my coaching box if she in fact stepped out of bounds. :-)


The reason I ask questions after the game is because I've found that questions during the game are not taken well even in a "business like" tone of voice. Another reason is that I try to teach my 5th graders the fundamentals of basketball. If what I'm teaching is detramental, I must be willing to change what I'm coaching to match what is going to be called.

DevDog, eventhough you would have wacked me I appreciate your honest opinion without insulting me. I know refs require respect and I'm willing to give it. I hope that goes both ways. In your case, I believe it does.

Just so everyone will know, here's an email I got from the opposing coach just this moring.

Brad,
Thanks. Unfortunately for your team, we had one of those games where everything worked. If we had played you on Saturday, the outcome might have been reversed. You definitely have the best 5th grade team we've seen. I tend to agree with you about the officiating. Inconsistent is the word that comes to my mind. I couldn't believe how quick he called that technical on you when I had been complaining louder than you for the entire game. I saw the coach of the Lady Fire run three quarters of the way across the court to contest a call without receiving a technical later that same day. By the end of the tournament, my post players were standing perfectly still, arms straight up, not blinking, and still getting fouls called every time the big girl from the Sparks powered into them. Then, near the end of the game, the smallest player on my team (#1) drove in for a fast-break layup and got called for a charge.


Again, I appreciate your opinions and will use this information to hopefully improve my coaching.