Question: Charges vs. Blocks

[#olderthanilook]

Originally Posted by Toren

Please tell me you didn't argue with the referee or question his call on the spot.

One thing that really irritates me when I'm working men's wreck ball is how "players" think they know the rules.

The other night a player argued that the other team shouldn't get the ball on a Technical I had called on his team. His reason, well I see in the NBA that the possession is not in addition to the foul.

So now I gotta debate on my hands with someone who is a t.v. expert. And who admitted he hadn't been to a high school game in over 10 years and never picked up a high school rule book in his life.

So my point being, I'm glad you came on here and questioned it, I hope you didn't question it there as well.

Reminds me of a wreck league sitch I had a few weeks ago. The ol' "he traveled!!!!" on a spot throw in .

Player approaches me during a break in the action and asks why I didn't call a traveling violation on an opposing player that moved his feet laterally during a spot throw in (but always had one foot over the spot). I told him why. He was adamate (sp?) that there is a rule in the Fed rulebook that says traveling is the violation for such an act. He asked what I would have if the player did not have at least one foot over the spot and I said, "A throw in violation". He looks at me like I'm nuts and says, "Ya, traveling." Me, "No. Just a throw in violation. Not a traveling violation."

So, he says if that isn't a traveling violation then why don't we see players running all the way up and down the end line or side line after the ref hands them a ball for a spot throw in. I told him because that would be a throw in violation. He says, right, a traveling violation. LOL. I just couldn't get it through his head. It was funny. We laughed and moved on as he shook his head in disbelief.

This "kid" didn't know it, but I remember watching him play h.s. and small college level ball at schools in my area. He was a pretty good player but has been out of the college game for 3 or 4 years.