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What was i thinking??
Last Friday I had a game between two well coached good girls teams. 2 team has won the state tournament 2 out of the past 3 years, the other has gone deep into the play offs the past few years. Both teams figure to again go deep into the play offs.
1 minute into the game, I am trail, ball stolen up top I run down and get a good angle. Defense gets to her spot, and stops, arms straight up. offensive girl does a nice jump stop, jumps to the side of the defender, brushing her right side...defender steps back maybe 5 inches. *TWEET*....i think to myself......oh crap... it's not a charge, and it isn't a block.....I was lost. Seemed like it took forever, but for some reason I call a block. Coach wasn't happy. I walk up to him and tell him, Coach, i blew it. There was no foul, I am sorry. He says, Okay, and doesn't say another word about it the rest of the night. |
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Snaq,
My partner and i talked about that after the game. we figured it probably would have been the best course of action to call an IW. Tell both coaches i had my head up my butt and go to the arrow. The ball had been shot so there was no longer team possession when I blew the whistle. I think i shocked myself with the fact that I blew my whistle. |
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(to coach): Coach, I blew it...there was no foul. Sorry. (turns to table): Red two-three. Block. 2 shots. Ouch... You're lucky you got a sympathetic coach. I would think most of them would chew you out the rest of the night... |
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I'm pretty sure he reported the foul first, then later told the coach it was a mistake.
But you're right, I'd rather tell a coach I screwed up and didn't see a foul that he did than tell him I didn't see a foul but called one anyway. I probably would have admitted to him I'd like to have the call back, not sure how much more info I would have offered.
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(to table): Red two-three. Block. 2 shots. (turns to coach): Coach, I blew it...there was no foul. Sorry. |
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IW Question
Does an IW cause the ball to become dead immediately? In the OP, if the IW came after A1 started the motion for a try, and the ball went in, can you count the basket and just give the ball to B?
Or, is the ball dead immediately, and you have to go to AP since neither team had control at the time of the whistle? |
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So, if the try had been released, and the shot is made, POI (which you always go to on an IW) would be the endline throwin for B. If the try had been released and the shot missed, you go to the arrow. If the try had not been released, you give the ball back to A.
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We've all had an IW at a really inconvenient time. Just tell them what it is and keep going. That's the best way.
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Had something similar... and partner had a plan.
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Anyways, about 3 minutes in I'm lead, Blue team passes ball to a player just below free throw extended on my side. I slide out (he's near sideline) and then he drives right. I have a great look at both players, peripherally I clearly see him step on the line, blow the whistle, and I knew right away I had made a mistake. I went with IW, ball to Team Blue on the endline. Coach of the JV team was in the stands, says the same thing had happened in the previous game (small consolation). Later at a break, my partner says his approach is go with out-of-bounds (even though the 'wrong' line is 18" on to the court) and then quickly get something going the other way (make up call). I nod, and say that I get it. His reasoning is that by admitting your mistake there you have given both teams ammunition to question every call from then on. I say, fess up, get it as right as you can and proceed from there.
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IW, POI. Mistakes happen, and this one is easily corrected. |
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