Unsporting Tech

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by hoopguy

1) My question is, if you were the non calling official and were in position to see the player give your partner the finger behind his back, what would you call?

2) Inbounds pass under team A's basket. Player A1 throws the ball deep and player A2 can just reach up and touches the ball in the front court and then chases into the back court and grabs the ball. The official does not call a backcourt violation. The player A2, assuming it is a backcourt violation begins walking the ball back toward the official and commits an obvious traveling violation and then realizes what is happening and passes the ball.

1) No brainer. Flagrant technical foul on the l'il sh!t, no matter the age. Might as well learn now.

2) Never a backcourt violation under NFHS/NCAA rules. The subsequent travel should have been called. We don't teach the rules; we just call 'em. And have to explain 'em.