Making sure... or not

[WDEvol]

Had a similar play in a game the other night. JV Boys. A1 attempts a layup, B44 comes from behind and takes a mighty swing at the ball in flight. Misses the ball, slaps the backboard. I've got a whistle, but only because B44 fouled A1 in the process. A's head coach is clapping, thinking he's got basket interference plus a free throw. I call the foul, coach is going nuts because I tell him that slapping the backboard, in this case, is nothing. He calls timeout to discuss it further. I explain the rule, he refuses to believe me. After we shoot the free throws for the foul, I hear him yell to his team, "Hey, slap the backboard every time they try a shot from now on."

Fortunately, this was a JV game, and team A had not a single player that could come close to touching the backboard, so we didn't have any further issues.

(In hindsight, I probably should have whacked the guy - a noted local "howler monkey" - but it was the first game of a three-game night and I didn't see any sense in making the situation worse.)

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by WDEvol

(In hindsight, I probably should have whacked the guy - a noted local "howler monkey" - but it was the first game of a three-game night and I didn't see any sense in making the situation worse.)

Don't see what this has to do with it.


Coach already made it worse.

[WDEvol]

Originally Posted by just another ref

Don't see what this has to do with it.

Same coach for all three games. JV Boys, Varsity Girls, Varsity Boys. Oh, did I mention they were naming the gym after him that night between the girls' and boys' games?

Coach already made it worse.

Yeah, this guy has a habit of that.

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by WDEvol

Same coach for all three games. JV Boys, Varsity Girls, Varsity Boys.

I used to fill in for the private school league on occasion and the coach at the school closest to my home coached 3 of the 4 teams. T'd him in one game or the other almost every time I saw him.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by WDEvol

Same coach for all three games. JV Boys, Varsity Girls, Varsity Boys. Oh, did I mention they were naming the gym after him that night between the girls' and boys' games?



Yeah, this guy has a habit of that.

So, in hindsight, did letting him off the hook make the last two games better?

[WDEvol]

Originally Posted by Adam

So, in hindsight, did letting him off the hook make the last two games better?

I suppose it's possible. Didn't have any issues whatsoever with him the last two.

Come to think of it, the last two games went as smoothly as any I've had all year.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by WDEvol

Had a similar play in a game the other night. JV Boys. A1 attempts a layup, B44 comes from behind and takes a mighty swing at the ball in flight. Misses the ball, slaps the backboard. I've got a whistle, but only because B44 fouled A1 in the process. A's head coach is clapping, thinking he's got basket interference plus a free throw. I call the foul, coach is going nuts because I tell him that slapping the backboard, in this case, is nothing. He calls timeout to discuss it further. I explain the rule, he refuses to believe me. After we shoot the free throws for the foul, I hear him yell to his team, "Hey, slap the backboard every time they try a shot from now on."

Whack.

[bainsey]

Originally Posted by WDEvol

Had a similar play in a game the other night. JV Boys. A1 attempts a layup, B44 comes from behind and takes a mighty swing at the ball in flight. Misses the ball, slaps the backboard.

Had one of these on Saturday, also JVB. Coach also asked me about the slap of the backboard.

"That's not a technical, Coach. That's not the rule."

No argument from that point. Not sure whether he didn't know the rule, or was looking for an easy T. My guess is, the former.