Thu Jul 11, 2019, 11:14am
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Connecticut
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Officialese ...
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Originally Posted by bucky
Fans, coaches, players, and officials all describe play and activity based on where the ball is, not an official.
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From my two cents:
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Originally Posted by BillyMac
... “strong side” as a basketball coach ... I coached middle school basketball for over twenty-five years and attended many coaching workshops, including those with college coach presenters, and the term “strong side” always meant the side of the court with the ball. The very first time I heard it we were instructed to imagine a string tied to one basket ring and stretched across the length of the court and tied to the other basket ring. If the ball was one side of this string, that was the “strong side”.
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Originally Posted by BillyMac
... don't confuse coaching language with officiating language.
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