Signaling a 3 point try as successful

[Diesel]

I've had my fair share of coaches jump up and argue with me about a call I made, but I have never had a coach argue with me about a mechanic. It was classic.

Here's the situation: It was one of those games where every call my partner or myself made was a bad call according to whichever team the foul was called against (2 man crew under NFHS).

I am the trail and a three pointer is attempted in the corner opposite of me by Team A. I see my partner mark the three and I watch the players jostling for position on the rebound. Nothing there, and then the shot goes in. I put my hands in the air signaling a successful three point try and the game moves on.

Later, the coach of Team B comes up to me with a "matter of fact" attitude and asks why I am signaling a three pointer when I should be calling all the "fouls" on Team A. He had been a jerk all game and at that point all I could do was just smile at him. I respectfully told him that if he wanted to argue about the proper high school mechanic, that I would be more than happy to have a conversation with him after the game.

Same coach later wanted to argue that a charge does not count as a personal foul because it's "offensive" (his player had 4 fouls and the charge made it 5 and he didn't want his player to foul out).

I love coaches.

[APG]

Coach thinking he's in the NBA...which would still be wrong because offensive fouls count toward DQ...the only thing it doesn't count toward would be team fouls.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Diesel

Same coach later wanted to argue that a charge does not count as a personal foul because it's "offensive" (his player had 4 fouls and the charge made it 5 and he didn't want his player to foul out).

I love coaches.

The coach would have disqualified himself from any comment to me after that one. Not surprised but it appears he worries too much about officiating and not enough on coaching.

Peace