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Old Wed Dec 03, 2008, 05:12pm
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Jump Ball - "Need to Get Away?"

7th grade girls last night, ready for the opening tip. Gave final instructions, blow my whistle, step into the circle, toss the ball up.......and see the ball get slapped right back at my face. I instinctively react by bending straight over so that it misses my face only to have the ball hit my rear end, bounce off a surprised player's hands who is behind me and back onto my back (I am doing a nice impression of a coffee table at this point), where it comes to rest as the players stop doing anything because they don't know if it is legal to grab the ball off the official's back............then my partner blows his whistle because he is laughing so hard. Oh yeah, the OIC is sitting behind the scorer's table to watch the action and us handle the game and getting a real tickle out of the predicament.

I end up re-tossing the jump between the original two while one of the coaches continued arguing with my partner that there shouldn't have been a whistle on a live ball - the official is simply part of the floor (I tried to get that low, really). Of course, no one ever had control so that was irrelevant, but then that was just the first of several "discussions" he started that night.

"Ding......want to get away?"
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Old Wed Dec 03, 2008, 05:16pm
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One thing I've learned in my relatively short time refereeing basketball: If you think you've seen everything, just go watch a junior high girl's game.
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Old Wed Dec 03, 2008, 05:17pm
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7th grade girls last night, ready for the opening tip. Gave final instructions, blow my whistle, step into the circle, toss the ball up.......and see the ball get slapped right back at my face. I instinctively react by bending straight over so that it misses my face only to have the ball hit my rear end, bounce off a surprised player's hands who is behind me and back onto my back (I am doing a nice impression of a coffee table at this point), where it comes to rest as the players stop doing anything because they don't know if it is legal to grab the ball off the official's back............then my partner blows his whistle because he is laughing so hard. Oh yeah, the OIC is sitting behind the scorer's table to watch the action and us handle the game and getting a real tickle out of the predicament.

I end up re-tossing the jump between the original two while one of the coaches continued arguing with my partner that there shouldn't have been a whistle on a live ball - the official is simply part of the floor (I tried to get that low, really). Of course, no one ever had control so that was irrelevant, but then that was just the first of several "discussions" he started that night.

"Ding......want to get away?"
Wish that was on tape Bet it was quite funny. Well the coach should have nothing to say, indventant whistle...Go to the arrow is nobody have control. Wait, there is no arrow from the sounds of it. Re-jump

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Old Wed Dec 03, 2008, 05:21pm
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got to love girls bball. Guys would have taken that oppurtunity to get in a free shot on the man in stripes. Where did this happen? I'm laughing on the inside and outside
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Old Wed Dec 03, 2008, 05:29pm
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"Ding......want to get away?"
That's funny, Fritz !

Was your next toss higher?
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Old Wed Dec 03, 2008, 05:44pm
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Great story, Fritz!
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Old Wed Dec 03, 2008, 05:51pm
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One thing I've learned in my relatively short time refereeing basketball: If you think you've seen everything, just go watch a junior high girl's game.
True.
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Old Wed Dec 03, 2008, 05:53pm
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True.
Perhaps it's only an urban legend, but I've heard that at the Big Sky camp the officials work Jr. High ball.
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Perhaps it's only an urban legend, but I've heard that at the Big Sky camp the officials work Jr. High ball.
That's because they've already graduated from the, wait for it....... SEC.
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Great story.

Good call on re-jumping, too.
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Old Wed Dec 03, 2008, 06:06pm
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One thing I've learned in my relatively short time refereeing basketball: If you think you've seen everything, just go watch a junior high girl's game.
Great story Fritz! Incidentally, my first game of the season is Friday night.......yep, JV Girls. I'll be on the lookout!
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the ball hit my rear end, bounce off a surprised player's hands who is behind me and back onto my back (I am doing a nice impression of a coffee table at this point), where it comes to rest .
I would have given you a T for allowing the game to become an actionless contest.
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Old Wed Dec 03, 2008, 06:10pm
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the game and getting a real tickle out of the predicament.

...one of the coaches continued arguing with my partner that there shouldn't have been a whistle on a live ball - the official is simply part of the floor (I tried to get that low, really).
Technically, the coach was correct.
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Old Wed Dec 03, 2008, 06:29pm
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the game and getting a real tickle out of the predicament.

...one of the coaches continued arguing with my partner that there shouldn't have been a whistle on a live ball - the official is simply part of the floor (I tried to get that low, really). [\quote]

Technically, the coach was correct.
Technically, who really cares?
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Old Wed Dec 03, 2008, 06:48pm
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Technically, the coach was correct.
He may have been correct, but he wasn't right.
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