Well knowing the official who is the subject of this topic, I think the word overzealous is completely off base. In fact said official is one the good ones in his area that I have recommended for kids tournaments many times over the years. He knows his stuff and generally isn't subject to rash decisions and fly the by the seat of his pants ejections. As a matter of fact this may have been the first ejection he has given in a several years.

I also have complete faith in Mark Stanley and anyone whom he would select to be part of his committee which includes Denny Hensley who has not only officiated countless National tournaments and Kansas Kids State tournaments, but will also be the head official of this years State tournament. If these guys felt the the ejection was warranted, then I would say there is a truly good chance that things may not have been as innocent as they were portrayed to be here on this forum. This is part of the reason why the bickering that goes on about officiating on this forum is tiresome, because almost no one gets the whole story and no one is privy to the context that surrounds a particular situation