I had what is probably the most embarassing situation I've been involved in happen yesterday. During the third qtr of a tight game, A1 is bumped in front of my partner and the ball is knocked out of bounds by B1. The contact was not enough for my partner to call a foul but A has the ball back anyway. I hear A1 yell, "You have got to call a foul!" My partner doesn't react so I immediately assess a "T" for the reaction. A1 looks at me in astonishment and says, "What did I get that for?" Of course, I reply, "For unsportsmanlike conduct in saying You have got to call a foul." A1 says, "I said, You have got to pop out, I was yelling at my teammates."........Ooops! I recognize that I misunderstood him but I have already assessed the "T" and now I have to explain to the coach what happened. Without giving away what I did, what would you have done and/or said to straighten this out with players and coaches? I obviously made a huge mistake in what turned out to be a three point game. Also, any suggestions on preventing this from happening again?
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Sun Dec 22, 2002, 01:53pm
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