Dead Ball Officiating

[j51969]

Many of you will recall the thread on the IHSA 2A basketball championship game. A Seton kid gets the boot for bumping a referee, coaches were acting like....well coaches, Seton missed at least 17 free throws, the Smith-Peter kid instigated much of it, and possibly the N word was thrown around by a Harrisburg player. With regionals on the horizon I re-watch that game. The one glaring issue at the completion of the first half was dead ball officiating. Many of the dust ups happened immediately following a foul whether bodies were on the floor or not. The non-calling officials were not putting themselves in situation as an authoritative presence. We talk about this in our pre-game all the time. However, during this time of the year when there is so much at stake for these teams it is more likely to be an issue. I myself am going to put extra emphasis on being a presence at all times during dead ball situations. Not to meant ion saving myself the embarrassment that followed this game,… and continues for both schools, and coaches.