Substate Refs - Middleton vs MASE

[tigerfanatic]

Before anyone gets upset I am not writing this to say the refs cause the loss. MASE has a very good team and they deserved to win the game. My question is does anyone know if the substate refs are usually that lax in calling fouls. There seemed to be many times fouls should have been called on both teams that weren't. I realize that you don't want every little touch or push called but to be fair to shooters it seems a foul should be called if your arm or hand is hit when shooting.  Is this the norm at substste to just let everything go. Just wanted everyone's opinion.

[kwc]

12 minutes ago, tigerfanatic said:

Before anyone gets upset I am not writing this to say the refs cause the loss. MASE has a very good team and they deserved to win the game. My question is does anyone know if the substate refs are usually that lax in calling fouls. There seemed to be many times fouls should have been called on both teams that weren't. I realize that you don't want every little touch or push called but to be fair to shooters it seems a foul should be called if your arm or hand is hit when shooting.  Is this the norm at substste to just let everything go. Just wanted everyone's opinion.

It depends upon the crew. Your team has to adjust to the way the refs call the game. Some are ticky tacky and some just let'em play. I don't think the time of the year has anything to do with it.

[BossMan97]

I like it when they let them play. As long as they are consistent on both sides that’s all that matters to me. I thought The game last night was officiated well. I didn’t like the outcome but the better team won last night. Hats off to MASE

[riverdaleman]

the refs in our game let them play  I liked the way they called it.  I think both teams wish a fouled had been called here and there but they were consistent.  Each team was able to get in the flow of a game and each team was able to play ball so I like them letting them play and yet keeping game in control as they did in our game

[Gerry Bertier]

1 hour ago, tigerfanatic said:

Before anyone gets upset I am not writing this to say the refs cause the loss. MASE has a very good team and they deserved to win the game. My question is does anyone know if the substate refs are usually that lax in calling fouls. There seemed to be many times fouls should have been called on both teams that weren't. I realize that you don't want every little touch or push called but to be fair to shooters it seems a foul should be called if your arm or hand is hit when shooting.  Is this the norm at substste to just let everything go. Just wanted everyone's opinion.

My issue is all season the refs haven’t let them play yet in the most important game of the season they decide now is the time to let them play? Why not allow that all season. It needs to called the same throughout the season. Consistency is the most important part, also not calling a 5th foul on a player that was 6 feet away from the foul call with 8 seconds left on the clock and the game goes OT would be nice.

[warmachine7954]

The refs let Humboldt and Douglass play too.  

Part of it was the fact that the ref's tongues where dragging the floor at halftime. 

[OldSportsGuy]

Officiating is different in different parts of the state. Middle Tennessee officials have a tendency to call a lot of fouls and the further west you go the more they let them play. during the post season you may have middle tn officials in west tn or northwest officials in south west or west officials in middle. It makes it hard on high school kids but ultimately each game is officiated a little different so the earlier post by KWC of you have to adjust is spot on.