Well......someone who doesn't know the whacking-the-backboard rule obviously.

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help me with my game management issue (handling coach)defensive player goes to block ball hits backboard causes ball to rattle out of basket coach not happy. do you explain rule to the coach next deadball or just tell the coach defender went for the block, not intensional. thanks

Either and/or both, roady. If he's squawking as you go by, a quick "He was playing the ball, Coach" might help. Then if he's still asking you about it, at a dead ball you find a spot close to him and explain "It's not BI b/c he didn't touch the basket or the ball in the cylinder, and he was playing the ball so it's not a T."

That's about all you can do. But he's still not going to be happy. :)

I called a T on this during a soph game last year at a local school. Of course it was the player's second T, so he was bounced from the game. The first he received after shoving an opponent. Not surprised to find my underclassmen schedule all that exciting this year. All just for doing my job?

Are you saying your schedule is not as good as the year before because you had an ejection?

Technical Foul for intentionally slaping the backboard.

So if a kid makes a legit play on the ball but smacks the backboard hard enough to shake the rim and to your judgement that was what caused the ball to miss, you mean to say by rule there is no call?

SECTION 3 PLAYER TECHNICAL

A player shal not

ART. 5 . . .

a. Place a hand on the backboard or ring to gain an advantage.
b. While a try or tap is in flight or is touching the backboard or is in the basket or in the cylinder above the basket, intentionally slap or strike the backboard or cause the ring to vibrate.

It doesnt really say, but if the shot goes in and the backboard is intentinally slapped, score the basket and two shot for the T, ball taken opposite of the table at mid court and give back to the team. Just my thoughts.

Yes, that's what we're saying.

Yes -- and not only in the .....SEC

I do believe my schedule was affected, yes. My number of games at that same level this year, compared to last year is reduced. Sad to see it happen, but I'll just work as hard as I can every chance I get. Stuff happens.