T or no T

secondregionbug · #1 (**permalink**) Sun Jan 27, 2008, 06:34pm

Team A is 30 behind with 3:00 to go in game and asks for a 30 second time out. After the TO they have water on the floor. I tell them to clean it up and give them a delay of game warning. the coach comes to me and tells me there are no towels available and then two of his players take their shirts off and start cleaning up the water with their shirts......................T or not???????????

Bad Zebra · #2 (**permalink**) Sun Jan 27, 2008, 06:37pm

Please tell me this is a rec game. What kind of HS or MS team would have their players remove jerseys to mop the floor?

just another ref · #3 (**permalink**) Sun Jan 27, 2008, 06:38pm

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Originally Posted by secondregionbug

Team A is 30 behind with 3:00 to go in game and asks for a 30 second time out. After the TO they have water on the floor. I tell them to clean it up and give them a delay of game warning. the coach comes to me and tells me there are no towels available and then two of his players take their shirts off and start cleaning up the water with their shirts......................T or not???????????

Either way, you gotta give 'em an A for effort.

Mark Padgett · #4 (**permalink**) Sun Jan 27, 2008, 06:49pm

Was this a boys game?

Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. · #5 (**permalink**) Sun Jan 27, 2008, 06:51pm

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Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Was this a boys game?

You naughty boy. Are you off your meds again.

MTD, Sr.

Brad · #6 (**permalink**) Mon Jan 28, 2008, 01:46am

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Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Was this a boys game?

/end thread! LOL

For the record -- definitely NOT a T ... not within the spirit or intent of the rule. They are trying to help, not be unsporting.

JugglingReferee · #7 (**permalink**) Mon Jan 28, 2008, 07:02am

No way I'm giving a T for removing jerseys to rid water from the floor. The kids are fixing a safety issue.

Jurassic Referee · #8 (**permalink**) Sun Jan 27, 2008, 06:50pm

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Originally Posted by secondregionbug

After the TO they have water on the floor. I tell them to clean it up and give them a delay of game warning.

Just give them the "delay of game" warning. A "T" is reserved for further delays. If you give them a "T now, you're punishing them twice for the same act.

BktBallRef · #9 (**permalink**) Sun Jan 27, 2008, 07:13pm

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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Just give them the "delay of game" warning. A "T" is reserved for further delays. If you give them a "T now, you're punishing them twice for the same act.

So you're saying ignore the two players taking their shirts off?

Jurassic Referee · #10 (**permalink**) Sun Jan 27, 2008, 08:18pm

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Originally Posted by BktBallRef

So you're saying ignore the two players taking their shirts off?

Geeze, to be honest I never even thought of that.

Silly monkeys.

I guess I'd try to get to 'em before they took their shirts off.

truerookie · #11 (**permalink**) Sun Jan 27, 2008, 08:21pm

In this situation, they can remove their shoes and use their socks to wipe the floor.

BktBallRef · #12 (**permalink**) Sun Jan 27, 2008, 10:18pm

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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Geeze, to be honest I never even thought of that.

Silly monkeys.

I guess I'd try to get to 'em before they took their shirts off.

LOL! That was the only thing I could figure...that you just completely missed that part.

secondregionbug · #13 (**permalink**) Sun Jan 27, 2008, 10:22pm

Yes it was a boys varsity game. Would you give the T for the shirts?????

ca_rumperee · #14 (**permalink**) Sun Jan 27, 2008, 10:23pm

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Originally Posted by secondregionbug

Team A is 30 behind with 3:00 to go in game and asks for a 30 second time out. After the TO they have water on the floor. I tell them to clean it up and give them a delay of game warning. the coach comes to me and tells me there are no towels available and then two of his players take their shirts off and start cleaning up the water with their shirts......................T or not???????????

... is ALWAYS have a big beach towel in the bag!

When I get a spill during rec games I suggest we grab a couple of small children from the stands and drag them around the floor.

Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. · #15 (**permalink**) Sun Jan 27, 2008, 10:30pm

The intent the rule forbidding a player from removing his jersey was to prevent basketball players copying soccer players and their stupid habit of removing their jerseys to protest the officiating or celebrating a score. Instead the Rules Committee, said that if A1 had to use A15's jersey because maybe A1's jersey became torn, A1 and A15 and to go to locker room to make the switch and if they made the exchange at courtside, it was a TF for each player who removed his shirt. Once again the brainless twits were writing the rules and casebook plays.

MTD, Sr.