Unusual and weird situation resulting in ejection

[doubleringer]

From the OP it sounds like this kid had no clue what was going on. I would have gone to the head coach and told him what you were seeing and get them to correct it. If he went down again like that, call the T. It is a safety issue which is why the penalty is severe.

I actually got trapped into calling this T a long time ago. My partner gave a kid a formal warning for flopping. I got by the coach and told him what that was about (I had been trying to get over and explain it to him before the warning, but darn 2 man didn't get me there). Sure enough, early in the second half, after I had explained the warning to the coach, the kid took a dive right in front of me. I didn't even hesitate. As I reported, the coach started to complain, I just said, "That's exactly the play we talked about before halftime, you knew it was coming." He had nothing else to say on the matter.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by doubleringer

I actually got trapped into calling this T a long time ago. My partner gave a kid a formal warning for flopping. I got by the coach and told him what that was about (I had been trying to get over and explain it to him before the warning, but darn 2 man didn't get me there).

Why would you do that?

Your partner gave the warning. If the coach wants an explanation, let your partner give it to him. It was his call to explain, not yours.

If the coach asks, just say "It's a warning for flopping. My partner will explain it to you if you want, when he gets a chance." If the coach doesn't ask, leave it alone.