DD had a hoop game last night against her cousin. From tip off, it was easy to tell that we had Laurel and Hardy refereeing the game. It was a good game for the first half with the good guys up 2 points at the break. Coach (that would be me) made the second half adjustments. Right away, we score 3 straight baskets to build the lead.........And that's when the referees decided the rules no longer applied to the other team. The rules state that you cannot press during the game and the defense needs to be man to man no double teaming. The other team decided to double the girl with the ball 3 straight times in the back court leading to 3 baskets. No matter how nicely the coach explained the rules, said referees seemed to feel that my player lost the ball dribbling and no such double teaming was taking place........another adjustment......Near the end of the game, my players were called for 2 offensive fouls while up 1 point and less than a minute left. They are 10 year old girls and don't even know what an offensive foul is. The with 13 seconds left it happened. The good guys up one point and waiting for the girl with the ball to cross half court. The girls gets near my defensive player and falls down. No contact at all on the play. Hardy blows his whistle and calls a foul. I remind you that there was not a player within a couple feet of this girl. Now they get 2 foul shots because we are now over the limit due to previous offensive fouls called. She hits one shot and ties the game and we go to overtime.
Overtime starts with opposing teams best player picking up her 5th foul 15 seconds in. She has to sit, right? Nope. No matter how many times I explain to Hardy that she is out of the game and has 5 fouls she is allowed to play.
Up two with under 20 seconds left, said girl that is allowed to play even though fouled out knocks my player to the ground getting the rebound and then takes the ball and ties the game. Second overtime.
2 minute OT right guys. Well that's how it started. With 50 seconds gone in OT, the opposing team goes up 2 points. Timeout. The referees go over and talk. Second OT is only supposed to be 1 minute. They take a minute off the clock leaving us with 10 second to try to tie the game. Needless to say we lose by 2 in double OT.
I am proud of myself for setting a solid example and not getting tossed from the game. These guys get paid $40 to referee a 28 minute game. That's obnoxious that these people get paid and don't even know the rules of the game.
OK....Complaining over. I feel better now.
, and with 12 people the place should look like diamonds
, I don't know how long each person worked, by the way everything looked it couldn't have been more the a hour each
