First varsity boys game

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by mbyron

I started doing varsity girls last year, and had my first varsity boys game last night. A couple notes:

1. I got a call from my primary assignor asking if I would take this game -- 1 h 40 minutes away! Game fee will cover approximately half of my mileage.

2. I think I did OK. I had two great partners and tried to match their game. I might have missed a minor travel and maybe a couple of other things, but I didn't have a "stinker" -- you know, the call that has everyone in the gym either screaming at you or scratching their heads asking "what the heck was that?" I made one or two calls as L on C's side of the lane, but they were double whistles. Still working on the different PCA's for 3-person.

3. Two smallish teams that play basically the same game. We had about 30 fouls in the first half, including a double T that partner called in the 1Q. It was right after a shooting foul where the shooter ended up on the floor. The fouler kinda stood over him in a threatening way (not quite taunting), and the shooter's teammate got up on the fouler's face. One coach said "isn't that a little quick?" Partner replied: "Should I have waited until they threw a punch?" Didn't have any further trouble that night.

4. Second half went much smoother. Oh yeah: to complete my initiation and to make sure I didn't get home quickly, we went to overtime (sorry Padgett).

I didn't tell my partners that it was my first varsity game until afterwards. Didn't want them to worry about me. It was good.

First and foremost, congrats! You are capable. Believe in yourself.

Question about the double T decision that your partner made: Did the fouler and the teammate exchange words or pushes? Was he penalizing them for offenses committed against each other? If not, and the fouler was T'd for standing over the shooter while the teammate was T'd for coming to the shooter's aid, then this should NOT have been a double T. It should have been a false double technical foul and the two teams each should have been awarded 2FTs in the order in which the fouls occurred.

PS Do you get paid mileage as well as a game fee?