Pre-Game Technical Foul for Dunking

[gchs_uk9]

I've seen some refs blow their whistle when entering the gym to let the teams know they are coming. Most teams usually have a coach keeping a look out for the refs also.

 

I've noticed that more this season than in the past. Obviously the kids should know not to dunk after 15 minutes, but I think the ref blowing the whistle upon entrance is good practice as well.

[PurplePride92]

I've noticed that more this season than in the past. Obviously the kids should know not to dunk after 15 minutes, but I think the ref blowing the whistle upon entrance is good practice as well.

 

Agreed. They definitely aren't looking at the clock. :lol2:

[camelman]

I wish I could dunk. At my age, I'd hang on the rim until they came and got me down and carried me off the court.

[TAC]

It's a time honored tradition to miss as many dunks as you can before the refs come walking in.

 

And a time honored tradition for a coach to make a kid run if he dunks pregame and gets slapped with a T.

[Indiana Patrick]

Didn't know this was a rule in Kentucky. Seems to me like the games in Louisville, the warm ups are more like dunking contest.

In Indiana it's a no dunk during warm ups rule too. Dumb

[sweet16]

And a time honored tradition for a coach to make a kid run if he dunks pregame and gets slapped with a T.

 

Yes it is.

[Clyde]

Agreed. They definitely aren't looking at the clock. :lol2:

 

You run in with your head down to let the boys know it's time to stop. Don't go looking for problems.

[Clyde]

Didn't know this was a rule in Kentucky. Seems to me like the games in Louisville, the warm ups are more like dunking contest.

In Indiana it's a no dunk during warm ups rule too. Dumb

 

My guess is that the boys you see dunking stop when the officials come out. It's a Federation rule.

[Clyde]

Varsity Assistant's primary pre-game responsibility: Don't let players do stupid stuff in pre-game warm ups....

 

In football you have the get-back coach. In basketball you have the "refs coming - no more dunks" coach.

[LIPTON BASH]

Very stupid rule.

 

Most outdated rule in KY.

[Clyde]

Imagine the coach's joy at finding out he has to sit the ENTIRE game.

 

BTW if 3 players get caught dunking the coach would be ejected before the game ever started.

[stinkyboy II]

Are you sure it was for dunking and not another administrative issue ?

 

If for sure dunking, and before the freshman game, it may explain the administration. It's not often that an official doing a freshman game has to administer the rule, so it could get messed up that way. Not an excuse, just not an everyday thing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The reason I asked the question was in fact that it was a frosh game and the officials probably had never had to make that call at any other time in their young careers as referees.

 

I have seen this occur a half dozen times or so in games I have attended over the years. Usually it does happen as the officials are coming onto the floor and the players do not see them. In this case, there was only 5 minutes until tip. The officials had been standing at mid court for over ten minutes. Both officials were walking on the baseline to take their jackets back to their dressing room and the young man slammed the ball ( nice dunk actually ) right in front of them.

 

Player knew immediately that he was going to get a technical. I guess he just forgot for a second that it was not permitted.

[jahearme]

Old rule before the break away rims where invented several years ago. It was originally put in place to protect the backboard and the rims and with technology today it is not needed... joke of a rule

 

I saw Alvin Sims break a breakaway rim one night at Harrison Co. They had to go to the middle school and get a rim off of one of their goals.

Game started about 45 minutes late.

[BirdBrain]

Most outdated rule in KY.

 

It's not a KY rule...it's a National Federation rule

[LIPTON BASH]

It's not a KY rule...it's a National Federation rule

 

I didn't realize that because they definitely didn't enforce it in Detroit.