Only in Middle School

[zebraman]

Oh yes, and it can even be worse. I was officiating a very intense varsity rivalry game a couple years ago. Gym packed, back and forth game. I think it was in the second quarter. Partner (2-person game) calls a held ball so I give him the direction signal so it's white ball. I administer a few subs and then nod at him that it's OK to administer the throw-in. He hands the ball to a player in red and I hesitate. That doesn't seem right. Red throws the ball in and I'm still thinking that it should be white ball. I'm 90% sure, but don't want to blow my whistle yet... and then I'm 100% sure so I blow my whistle as red crosses half court. We correctly give the ball back to white. My partner was more red than the jersey of the visiting team.

Z