Team ahead fouling to stop the clock?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally posted by Back In The Saddle
GJV game this week. Good game, close. V team is ahead by 1-2 points during the last 2 minutes of the game. I was surprised when they started fouling. They did it 2 or 3 times, and the coach didn't react in any way that indicated he was surprised. So I can only conclude that this was their plan. I'm just trying to understand why the team that is ahead would deliberately foul. Maybe to keep the other team from getting a good 3 point attempt (they had a couple of girls who could knock down the 3ball)? Ideas?

Maybe that's a new way of working the officials? You may want to check with Coach Whatisname in that 46 page thread.

Coaches can just be the funniest little dickens sometimes, can't they?