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Boys JV last night. Home team in command from the opening tip.
Home team has that "dominant player" a big mobil center that was having his way underneith - he was quick, graceful, stronger, bigger, smarter - than the opponents. They couldn't stop him. In the fourth quarter - I'm trail watching a corner play my area. Underneith the opponent guarding the center falls to the floor and yells out in "pain". I glance - my partner (3 year guy) is right in front of it. No call. Better team scores. Downcourt I'm lead now. Same thing. Off ball the offensive player against the big center - away from the play collapes to the floor and yells in pain. His team scores I stop the clock. First thought was the kid was having a seisure or cramp. I approach him as he rolls on the floor, he gets up and he trots away and back down court. Ahh, I get it. This was a vagrent obvious FLOP. Stupid me! By the time I figure it out - he's a full court away and setting up defensivly. Q1) Should I called a "T" then and there from that far away and after the delay? Score was like 68 - 25 so I let it go. Next down I'm trail again right in the "floppers" coach's pocket. Coach says to me - "I'm telling them to draw that foul. We have to get their big guy outta there. Help me!" Q2) Should I T coach right then and there? I did nothing. Dead ball occurs (out of bounds). I call Partner over and explained privatly that Kid is flopping - coach telling him to do it. Lets T next one. We agree. Nothing else rest of game. No more flops. Q3) I considered telling the flopper to cut it out during a "break" or next dead ball. But I would be contracdicting his coach! RSVP
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Tell the coach that what he's teaching is unsporting conduct, and the next flop that you see will be a "T". If you get a chance, tell the player too. No arguing or any more explanation needed. Then do it. Jmo.
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My question is this: If we are supposed to be calling a flop a "T" do we ever have a "no call" on a drive or when the defensive player is under the basket? If it is not a "T" then do we have to call a block or a charge?
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I had a flopper last week in a boys JV game. First time he did it, I ignored and he didn't get a call. Sometimes they will figure out it doesn't work. This kid did it again shortly after. I was near his bench and his coach was sayinjg to me, "Where's the foul, my kid is getting run over in there?" I told him his kid is flopping. He say No he isn't. I said, Yes he is and he better knock it off. That was the end of the flopping episodes.
Although flopping is a T, I like to ignore first (kid sees he won't fake me out), then warn that it is unacceptable. A T would be next if he (or a teammate) kept it up, but I haven't had to T a player for this yet. I suppose if the coach is telling him to do it, you can say to the coach, "Well, do YOU want to tell him it's a Technical, or do you want ME to tell him?" Of course, how you handle this and other things will depend on the game itself, how the players and coaches have behaved, etc... |
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just last night i had a flopper and hit him with a block. he say's "i never touched him". i let him know that "you're such a good actor that i thought you did", and that was the end of his acting career.
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Chris, I think I am going to use that response in one of my upcoming games, I am sure the point will be taken. Although the kids coach might get perturbed by the "phantom" fouler. I guess we have to let the chips fall where they may sometimes.
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