High School Fight (Video)

Originally Posted by APG

Talk about coverage...should the trail have been able to pick up the players after the pass?

Maybe. I'm not faulting him for not looking there but when all the players are on that side of the court, I think he could help the C out.

Originally Posted by APG

Should the C have been able to catch the players squaring off after the turnover?

Almost certainly but I can understand why the C followed the ball. It is in his area after all, even if the competitive matchup closer to him is more important. It's tough to know where to look when and knowing when you can let your partners officiate the on-ball play while you look off-ball.

Originally Posted by APG

How would you rule if you caught the action early...or midway through?

Hopefully I would get the foul at :08 by the green jersey player. I think the white jersey player might have done or said something to make the green jersey player turn around (at :09).....so I would penalize that (probably dead ball tech if I called the 1st one, double tech if I didn't for the staredown at :10). Once they head towards each other and start shadow boxing (:12) it's fighting so flagrant foul/flagrant tech at that point. Not sure what else the C could do (as a man) once the girls start fighting.....it's probably best to let the coaches separate them. I would focus on the benches and make sure I get any other unsporting behavior by the on-court players.

Interesting how the first whistle comes at nearly :14, and it takes the new Lead (who is wearing some spiffy white accented shoes) until :27 to cross half court.

[TriggerMN]

The trail's got too much white on his shoes.