Dead Ball Losing Focus

[APG]

I don't feel like there (is/should be) too much controversy in this clip. I think there are some great teaching points from this clip:

1.) Dead ball officiating has to be on point...even if the game in hand is not close. While the lead and the center should have had this....the center leaves early...and the lead loses focuses for a second. And it costs him.

2.) If you are the center official who has a double whistle here...you can't be in too much of a hurry after the call...even if you feel the lead should have it.

3.) If any of the officials has information on a play like this, one should speak up immediately...and not take whatever they have into the locker room...where that information will be of no use to the crew.

[walt]

The C has a call on the initial play and heads to report. A little quick? Maybe. The lead is obviously still observing because he gets the black team player for throwing the ball at the white team player. The trail is walking over as the clip cuts out. To me what should happen next is they need to get together and talk it through. Obviously they have the original foul and then at least one T and possibly two after discussion if they conclude white team player threw the ball at the black team player first, which it appears he did. Would have liked to have seen the entire clip play out.

[JRutledge]

I had the same basic call in a game over a Christmas Tournament this year.

Did you call a double T or one after the other?

Peace

[jTheUmp]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I had the same basic call in a game over a Christmas Tournament this year.

Did you call a double T or one after the other?

Peace

I'd lean toward false double T (two separate distinct actions with a (small) bit of time between them), but I'd be willing to get other opinions.

[Nevadaref]

I would penalize as a double-T as the acts occur at approximately the same time and involve only two opponents.

Still not sure what I think of the football officiating shirts.

[JRutledge]

When I called this in December, that is what our discussion was about. I clearly had a T on both players, but wanted to originally make it two separate fouls (not a double foul). I was talked into making it a double foul and the tournament director felt we did the right thing (he is also an official and an Association President).

Peace