A bit of a mess at an Indiana HS game

[RookieDude]

Originally Posted by AremRed

... if the initial "get off me" arm push by W43 resulted in no reaction by G2, would you give W43 a tech?

Absolutely. Why would you let H.S. kids push each other? It could lead to something else later. Maybe a "sucker punch"?

If you were a teacher in a classroom...would you let a student shove another student and just give him/her a WARNING? Maybe...but one Technical can be considered a STERN WARNING...just like in the classroom.

If your kid got shoved in the classroom...I don't think you would even mind an "EJECTION" from the classroom on the kid that did the shoving...would you? (I guess we could ask rockyroad how he would handle a classroom shove)

Also...if a player taunted another player and that player punched the taunter...what would you do? I eject both.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by RookieDude

... if a player taunted another player and that player punched the taunter...what would you do? I eject both.

Nit picking note: We disqualify (with rare exception) players, we eject adults.

Agree. If the "push" were an isolated incident, then I probably would simply have sternly spoken to the "pusher", and, as an isolated incident, I would not have charged a technical foul (dead ball intentional) to the "pusher". However, once the "push" caused the "punch", that now becomes a "fight", and now the situation leaves me but one choice, two separate flagrant technical fouls charged, disqualification for both, and paperwork for whomever is the referee in my game.

Would this be a double technical foul, or a false double technical foul, i.e., point of interruption, or free throw shooting?

[RookieDude]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Nit picking note: We disqualify (with exception) players, we eject adults.

Thank-you for that correction...I would "disqualify" both.

Originally Posted by BillyMac

If the "push" were an isolated incident, then I would simply have sternly spoken to the "pusher", and, as an isolated incident, I would not have charged a technical foul (dead ball intentional) to the "pusher".

This, to me, is a bigger deal than terminology...i.e. disqualification/ejection.

Your above statement has to do with philosophy (Game Management)...in my game Technical foul, no warning for dead ball contact, as shown on video, in the OP

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Would this be a double technical foul, or a false double technical foul, i.e., point of interruption, or free throw shooting?

Double Technical...POI. (If my initial T did not STOP the "sucker punch")

Note: Hopefully, my loud whistle, my dramatic whack signal, and my strong presence of closing in stopped all the other nonsense.
(Can you tell I have a bit of an ego?)