Senior Moment?

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Originally Posted by ddn

Last night, as L I had a foul on 42 white, 12 blue shooting two (it was a bit of a scrum under the basket on the shoot - boy's jv game. I go to the table to report and had no recollection at all on who the foul was on - they only thing that came to mind was "12". Went over to my partner, and he had no idea (this was a boy's jv game, 2 officials). The kids were lined up for the throw so I asked them "who'd I call that foul on". White 42 fessed up and the light went off and I remembered it was 42.

If 42 would not have fessed up, what could I have done? Just picked a white player? I've mixed numbers up when reporting, but this is the first that I've completely forgot - well, that I can remember

Don't forget to ask the table as well (quietly) most of the time they are pretty sure who the foul is on and they can be helpful in this situation. As a matter of a fact when we are about to start the game, all the refs shake hands and then shake hands with the table personel. I always tell the table folks, "watch who we call the fouls on, I may lose the number!" About once every two years or so they will save my arse!