5 Second OB Call...

[bigdog5142]

Just want to see if you would've called this...I had a 7th grade girls game yesterday that my partner did not show for. (He did show up at the start of the 2nd quarter for the 8th grade game.) The visiting team was, well...just not good. They probably had not every played basketball before this season. There was NO hustle in this team whatsoever. The coach was also late for the game. I was trying to be as lenient as possible, as the team was down 20 by the second quarter. However, I had been allowing like 5-7 seconds for throw-ins...finally, after a girl had the ball in her possession (midway through 2nd quarter), it literally took 7 seconds just for a girl to get to the ball (they walked to get the ball, etc.)...I counted to 10 and called a 5 second call. The coach went ballistic about the call...how it was ridiculous. He had walked to the baseline in order to tell me this. I told the coach that we ref the rules, not the score and to promptly get back into the coaching box. That was the last I heard from him and I remained lenient the rest of the game. Good call or not? I approached the coach after the game to tell him why I made the call...that I was trying to help him out as a coach so that he could teach his girls the rule and have something to reference. Maybe I should've called it sooner...but just wanted your opinions. Thanks!