Opposing players stay backcourt

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by OnePutt

GV tonight. Team A has a hot-shot who has made everything she looked at for three quarters. For the fourth quarter, Team B puts a defender in her shorts full court and is shutting her down. You know the routine: Hot-shot gets frustrated and commits a couple of pushing fouls trying to get open. Things are getting chippy, so she and the defender are being watched closely. Next time up the court for Team A, Hot-shot and defender-in-shorts stay in the backcourt. Ball is in frontcourt and I'm Trail trying to referee my primary AND watch these two knuckleheads in the backcourt. Should I merely open up and try to referee both?

Unfortunately, it would appear that you might miss a double foul if you don't.

[TimTaylor]

Originally Posted by 26 Year Gap

Unfortunately, it would appear that you might miss a double foul if you don't.

Or worse. Had something like this in a BJV game once. Hot shot traveled due to defensive pressure and was clearly upset and frustrated....instead of hustling back down court on defense, he held back....gut feel told me something bad was about to happen so I hung back a little - caught the hot shot trying to throw a deliberate elbow to the other one's head/neck area...earned himself a flagrant T for that one.