Technical Foul Costs George Washington University Dearly

[Fan10]

The officials for this game were Mike Kitts, Tim Higgins, and Jim Burr. While I agree that this ultimately is the coach's responsibility and I am not assigning blame to the officials, I am very surprised that this got past three very highly-respected, veteran officials like the three of them.

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by Fan10

The officials for this game were Mike Kitts, Tim Higgins, and Jim Burr. While I agree that this ultimately is the coach's responsibility and I am not assigning blame to the officials, I am very surprised that this got past three very highly-respected, veteran officials like the three of them.

Simply proof that it can happen to any of us. Nobody's perfect, that's why the rule exists.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Fan10

The officials for this game were Mike Kitts, Tim Higgins, and Jim Burr. While I agree that this ultimately is the coach's responsibility and I am not assigning blame to the officials, I am very surprised that this got past three very highly-respected, veteran officials like the three of them.

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

Simply proof that it can happen to any of us. Nobody's perfect, that's why the rule exists.

Exactly. Makes me feel a hell of a lot better about having it last week. Not that I haven't been extra focused on it since.

[bigdogrunnin]

Until this season, I had called this ONCE in a 7B Girls game several years ago. Coach says, "go get her!" So the girl on the bench did. Right in the middle of a live ball. The little girl was so fast in getting on the floor, the coach couldn't even get "NO" out of her mouth until the girl was almost to the center circle.

Now, earlier this season, I have a 9, JV, V girls triple header. 9th Girls game, home team comes out of a TO. 5th Player goes behind bench. Partner not paying attention to me and hands off ball for a TI. About 15 seconds run off with 4-to-5 on the floor and THEN the 5th player for home decides to just run on the floor. TWEET! "T".

In the VARSITY game, after another time out, the visiting team has all 5 girls come onto the floor. The coach tells one of the girls to sit down, so she does. Again, Partner hands off for a TI. We are 5-6 seconds into the play and the girl who sat down, gets up and walks onto the floor. TWEET! "T".

Couldn't believe it. Once in my entire officiating career, then TWICE in one night.

I agree with the others, in that ULTIMATELY it is the responsibility of the coach, and sometimes those things happen.