Forfeit

rockyroad · #1 (**permalink**) Thu Jan 11, 2001, 02:56pm

I posted this on another discussion board, and thought it was wortj posting here also...Girl's varsity game...home coach is T'd in 2nd quarter, and then again in the third - leading to ejection...early in 4th quarter, the shot clock operator (we have 30 second shot clock for girl's games) has been yelling at and makin comments to the officials...R goes to home AD and asks AD to escort shot-clock operator out of gym...AD refuses! R asks again, and AD refuses again! R and U go to both coaches and explain the situation, and home ass't. coach goes to AD and asks him to remove shot clock operator...AD refuses again. Both officials leave court and declare game a forfeit, directing the scorer to use the score on the board as final score of game...visiting team was ahead by 20 points or so...what a weird situation, and a stupid AD!!

ur call · #2 (**permalink**) Thu Jan 11, 2001, 03:13pm

What would you have done if the home team was ahead?
Maybe you could have just created a new mechanic for a 30 sec count.

rockyroad · #3 (**permalink**) Thu Jan 11, 2001, 05:25pm

If the home team was ahead at the time, the final score would have officially been 2-0 with the visitors winning...

Mark Dexter · #4 (**permalink**) Thu Jan 11, 2001, 05:35pm

At the first instance of shouting by any table personnel, I would ask the AD to replace them. (If it's minor cheering from time to time, ignore it; yelling at you, get rid of them!)

If the AD refuses, however, you do have the right to order the shot clock operator to leave and replace him/her. If he refuses, I would talk to the home coach to try and resolve the situation. In the end, I do agree with forfeiting the game (although extreme) - the shot clock operator will definately be punished on the next day of school.