Techical Foul-Ejection

[GoodwillRef]

Originally Posted by shave-tail

I was watching my son play a junior high game. Early in the game a shot goes up and the lead official stops the game calling a Technical Foul and Ejected a player for an elbow to the face.

I told the father that the only time I ever called this was when a punch was thrown (ejection).

After the game the father when to the official....calmly and asked what happened? The official said that the player (his son) elbowed the player in the face and that is an automatic ejection. The official said it was not intentional or flagrant and felt sorry about calling it, but any time this happens ejection automatic.

Now, I got out of officating BB about 2 years ago, after many years and told the father that I had never heard of anything like that, but I would ask the pros. So is this something that I missed over the years or is this something new since I got out of the game or something just made up?

Thank in advance.

We did say this was a junior high game right...maybe the guy working the game is new and doesn't know all the rules. We all made mistakes when we were just starting out and possibly another official told him that this act is an automatic ejection. With that said maybe it would have been more proper for you to talk to the official after the game and use this as a learning experience and help him out. But, Dan Ref is right, you need to watch what you say and do as a fan when people around you know you are an official or an ex-official.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by shave-tail

I was watching my son play a junior high game. Early in the game a shot goes up and the lead official stops the game calling a Technical Foul and Ejected a player for an elbow to the face.

I told the father that the only time I ever called this was when a punch was thrown (ejection).

After the game the father when to the ......

The OP- for lpneck.

'Nuff said.