lesson learned

Had this happen in a JV game the other night. I am lead and A1 shoots and scores from the left wing. While the ball is in flight B1 shoves one of A's players in the back for position and I whistle a push on B1. I look to my partner to insure ball went in and signal basket counts and two free throws for A (A was in double bonus). I report the foul and we go to line up and the shooter goes to the free throw line. Coach of A team objects ( justifiably) that he should not be shooting. This is where the problem began. In my haste, I did not ID the player for A team that was shoved. My partner didn't know either. I proceeded to the table to see if they knew and they didn't know. We asked the coaches and they were not sure. We then picked one of the post players from A and proceeded.

One comment and then a question. Lesson learned - always verbalize the player fouled in these situations so you know and your partner can help you as well. I was in too much of a hurry to determine whether the basket was good (something anyone in the building could determine) and missed the more crucial determination that very few saw.

The other issue is did we blow it by simply picking someone to shoot?