Foul calling

[mplagrow]

Originally Posted by Adam

I'm not a crook, but I will do this in one specific situation.
Team is getting destroyed and the player in question is the only one who can handle the ball. There are other caveats, too, that make the application exceedingly rare.

Adam, that's my only caveat. I had that for the first time last month. There's no way that guard was going to pick up #5 unless he really, really, earned it. That was just preserving the sanity of everyone involved.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Terrapins Fan

If I have a choice to call the foul on someone around her give it to them because people don't want to see the stars foul out.

Originally Posted by JetMetFan

If they both made contact, choose the non-star.

Originally Posted by stripes2255

Make sure A1v(star player) deserves her fifth foul.

I've heard these many times over thirty-two years, even from my local IAABO interpreter. I just don't subscribe to this concept. I never guess on a foul. I always try to be sure, no matter who the fouler is.

[deecee]

I officiate and calls fouls where and when needed. I also agree with Adam as to the caveat. I thirdly don't coach. I don't "remind" players how many fouls they have, coaches how many time outs they have, and I certainly don't keep a running tally of who on the court has how many fouls. My job is to be impartial. Plain and simple.

I've heard evaluators say this and IMO they lose credibility. On one hand they are teaching us to be better impartial judges of a game and on the other they are coaching us to manipulate the real outcome of the game.

The way I look at it, most nights half the gym thinks we did a horrible job. The nights where the whole gym thinks we did a bad job are the good games IMO. Rules were gotten right and both teams an even playing field.