What I Learned This Weekend

[Yakivegas]

President's Day AAU Tournament, watched a lot of basketball, and learned these fascinating facts:

1) "Over the back" and "Reaching" are honest to goodness fouls! I know this is true because I heard three officials use either or both terms.

2) Having a 5'6" 5th grade girl camp in the lane and score on 5 straight possessions does not constitute an advantage that warrants calling the violation. The official told the coach "Girls at this level don't understand the rule, and I don't see any advantage gained".

3) When half of a two man crew shows up 2 minutes before game time, that crew does not work well together. At one point in the game, the tardy official turns to the benches and asks "Hey, what's the rule on zone defense here?"

There were also multiple episodes of disagreement about possession and throw-in location. The most unusual was:

Official A: "Red ball, baseline"
Official B: "Black ball, sideline"