COULD have been a very bad call of judgement by the official, or it may be an outright planned way to take the kid outta the mix, I cannot tell from the video, I will watch it some more later, we also do not know what the points of emphasis for the season are, and trust me they have them, thus the officials are looking at certain things under a very close scrutiny !
The worst thing an official can do in my opinion is be too lax in protecting the intigrity of the game, thus allowing tempers to flare and risk or actually lose control of the game.
Sportsmanship needs to be taught at all levels and athletic achievement is not to be followed up by one upmanship and or showboating on the court.
This is high school ball, correct, not the NBA, and the event of a taunting stare-down does appear to be a distinct possibility on this video.
You have got to remember that many of these calls boil down to judgement.
I invite any and all of you to got to the classes, learn the rules from the point of enforcement by the official on the court and if you think you are good enough work your way up the ranks to the Varisty level and the better guys in stripes will replace the poor ones in time.
I made my contribution to the youth of central Ohio, and many others have also, it is a thankless endevour some of the time, but a fully rewarding one most of the time. Some of my best memories are the time I spent working with other gentlemen as an official and 90% plus of the coaches support the efforts of the officials. The kids are great too, I still remember a little girl when I first started and was working third grade league standing out of bounds with the ball and asking "Sir what do I do now?" She had about the same amount of experience playing as I did officiating
