Putting a bug in their ear

[justacoach]

Originally posted by ref18
Coach, what exactly do you mean by agressive screening?? Because by that term alone it doesn't look like they were doing anything wrong. If you could just clarify how "agressive screening" relates to the rules. That way we may be better able to understand exactly why the officials were or were not calling the illegal screens. Thanks.

Ref18, thanks for your reply. Rest assured I am eminently familiar with the principles of screening as specified in the Rules book, particularly 4.39.1 thru 6. The intent of my pre-game question was to gauge whether the officials working today's game were literally 'on the same page'.
Our previous game with these opponents took place in a holiday tournament under the auspices of a neighboring county's Dept of Rec. and officiated by employees of said Dept. They obviously were not accustomed to the level of competition provided by elite 8th grade teams and all teams involved were subjected to atrocious calls, abominable game management and a full ration of 'overtheback' and other bogus mechanics for 4 straight games. We are accustomed to and have grown to appreciate more competent officiating.
The nature of the agressive screening manifested in our earlier game involved displacement of stationary defenders on blind screens, elbows, knees and shoulders extended on moving screens against moving defenders and the like, which resulted in some serious contact. None of which drew the attention of the 2 pairs of paid eyes who were engrossed in watching the ball.
Credit to tonight's crew, this mayhem was dealt the appropriate attention from the first whistle and we were able to get back to playing basketball instead of football.