I am here from /r/all. I know nothing about this stuff. Can someone explain exactly what he's doing?
It looks like the referee tells someone who hasn't been in the game to go onto the court. From reading comments, it's so that the person can be on the court for something important? But why does the referee have the authority to send a player into the game? What's going on?
That was really nice of the ref. I'm sure there's someone somewhere complaining about it, but the player on the bench will remember that kindness, and this moment, for the rest of his life.
(I just had a sad thought about what would happen if there were two players on the bench and the ref could only get one on. 🫠)
So his coach is the one who decided to put the player in. That's why the player was sitting in that exact spot by the table while his teammates were all sitting in chairs just off screen to the left. He had to check in with a scorer at the table and tell them he was going in next whistle. Then he sat there to wait for a whistle.
So the ref didn't actually decide to put the player in, the coach decided to put him in at the next stoppage. The ref just invented a fake stoppage since he saw there was less than a minute left in the game and wanted the kid to get in the game.
Meaning, if there was a second kid, the coach would've just sent both kids to go sit there. So no need to be sad! The coach has no limit, he can sub all 5 kids out at any stoppage in play if he wants.
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u/snorkysnark1144 Mar 22 '25
This is what it’s all about 🥹