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A night of several firsts
Had my first ever elbow swinging violation.
Had my first instance of one hypothetical play that has been beaten to death here: A1 jumps and either throws a pass or maybe it was a shot (not a ton of talent and it was real hard to tell) from behind 3 point line, off the head of defender B1, into the hoop. Had my first ever instance of checking the book and finding a coach had indeed left off a player. Counted players when we came out at 15. Coaches and captains pregame at 12. "Coaches is everyone legally equipped blah blah blah... Okay then please double check the book have a great game." Captains meeting, turn around and at 10:45 find V has 14 on the floor and 13 in the book. We were seconds away I suppose from starting with free throws. Honestly in 14 years I haven't had it happen once. Had a couple other firsts in the last few weeks, but they were so bone-headed they probably deserve a thread of their own! |
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We are directed to follow this process: have captains meeting at 12:00 (coaches need not be present), check book at 10:00, greet coaches starting with visiting coach at 2:00 to ask if players are "legally equipped".
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We check the book at 12:00, then have the Captains meeting... By waiting to check the book until 10:00, aren't you kind of setting the table for more admin T's? If there are mistakes, it's too late to fix them without penalty. |
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Captain's meeting takes about 30 seconds or less. The book is checked well before the 10 minute mark.
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In a way, I like having the meeting at 12 then checking the book. Me thinks we do it that way to cut down on the 3 minute captains meeting by "that guy". Mine takes about 15 seconds. |
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Uhmmm...ok. Thanks for that info. But the person I quoted stated that they are directed to check the book at 10:00...that's why I asked him the question.
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Only if the missing player was a starter. You knew that, right?
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But if he's not a starter, you wouldn't start with a T unless the coach chose to have him added before the game began, which I believe was his point.
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In My Little Corner Of Connecticut ...
On court at 15:00. Scorebook at 12:00. Coaches and captains meeting at 5:00.
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"Quit It!"
Two firsts for me in a MS doubleheader yesterday:
*Girls' game: A-1 is fouled and scores. I administer the lone free throw ("ONE!"), which is missed, and drops to the floor outside the left block (opposite side). All the girls remain stationary while looking at me. I look back at them with a slight smile. A few seconds pass, until it dawns on B-2 (first space on the left side) that the ball is live, so she takes a few steps to pick it up. Finally, I hear from a bench, "it was only one shot!" Play resumes. *Boys' game: A-1 is fouled and scores. I administer the lone free throw. A-2 and B-2, in first and second spaces on the right (table side) are sticking their arms out, and nudging each other a bit. It escalates a bit, and just after the release, one yells "QUIT IT!" as it becomes foul-worthy. Tweet, basket is good, double foul. My partner seeks clarity that the fouls were after the release. They were, so I report both fouls, basket counts, B can run the end line. After the game, my partner says, "I should've seen that. One of those guys is supposed to me mine." True, but I don't believe it's that cut and dry. Like the PCA, if you see something in your partner's area, it shouldn't go ignored. You'll never know what you'll see at this level. |
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