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Old Sat Dec 14, 2019, 03:01pm
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As a sub-varsity official, I'm typically dealing with raging-hormonal boys, or awkward, still-growing boys and girls, so I can appreciate both pre-game perspectives (quick jump ball/early foul). But in many of my games, players seem to never learn: the latter attitude would result in 200 fouls! I'll take 200 held balls over 200 fouls any day! I often trot out a line that we need a board game spinner, not an AP arrow.
They will learn. Players want to play. If they keep fouling out, they'll adapt so they can stay in the game. That only works, however, if the fouls get called. If you don't call them and foul them out, they have no reason to learn.

Plus, you can't get to 200 fouls unless each team has over 20 players on the roster. Hey, your game could be even shorter if you foul them all out by the 3rd quarter!
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