Team Control Foul Signal Sequence

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Originally posted by ChuckElias

Because at camp last year, I was involved in just such a game. Great game, one or two point game, with under 30 seconds to go. "Championship" game for the age group. To me, no big deal; but probably was important to the campers.

During the last time-out, a D1 assignor came onto the court to talk to the crew. Here is the one-sided conversation:

"This has been a great game and you guys have done a helluva job. Now, you see that tree over there? The one a quarter mile past the last cabin? If you call a foul now, it better be visible to the grandma who's sitting under that tree. Got it? Good."

Now, moving screens generally do not fall under that description, unless the kid gets down into a 3-point stance and flattens the defender. And that's not going to happen.

As long as the supervisor is suggesting that an obvious foul be not ignored, I'm fine with his statement. But if he's expecting me to ignore contact that's been called a foul during the entire game, then I guess it's plain to see why I'll never work D-1 ball.

I couldn't care less whether it's a one point game with 30 seconds left. Two years ago, I had a playoff game that went 4 overtimes. We called a foul on each team in the last 15 seconds of regulation. Both players missed the front end. In my last game of the season last year, a second ropund playoff game, we sent both teams to the line in the last 10 seconds.