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Mea Culpa ... I lost my mind
Fanboy parent came out for the first time in a long time...
But could any of you have kept a lid on it? Preamble to the actual play where I lost it... this is 8th grade C ball (so I generally sit there and cheer like a good Dad, and explain calls or the rules to my wife). Ref had already called, 3 times, balls bouncing straight off the backboard, but somewhat near the top, as out of bounds for hitting the top of the backboard. Ref had already missed a girl dribbling, cut off, taking a step backward to make space and then levelling the defender with a shoulder and elbow. Ref had consistently waited WAY WAY WAY too long (to the point of it being a safety issue) on many jump balls (this is 8th grade C after all). I'm a good boy through all of this. Opposing team is up by 3 with 2 minutes to go, inbounding after my daughter's team scored. She takes it out of bounds, sees no teammate to inbound to, throws it to the REFEREE... who is almost to the free throw line extended, near a sideline. Referee not only doesn't get out of the way ... referee CATCHES the ball, throws the ball back to the inbounder, who was now 4 steps onto the court ... and we keep playing. Yes. I confess. I lost my mind.
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If this is 8th grade C ball, does that mean that there is an 8th grade A and B team, both with probably about 10 players each, meaning that the C team is made up of the 21st-30th most talented girls in the school?
Makes me wonder at what point do we simply start telling kids that basketball may not be their sport and encourage them to find something else to be successful in.
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Sounds like you may have had an 8th grade C referee. While good referees do those games at times, you can't expect all that much.
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And, just to pile on... You forgot the no-called, obvious, PC foul on the ref. And, said ref did three chin-ups while hanging on the rim after the dunk |
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Consider that each class has about 250 kids; about 125 of each gender ... 30 kids playing a sport is not that much.
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Yes ... but this same referee does the A & B games...
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I've done that. Then again, there were FOUR fans for our team at this game... and about 10 for the other team. No one to sit away from.
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My point doesn't change. You're usually not going to get great referees at the MS level.
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