Thu Sep 18, 2003, 09:42am
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Re: Did I see you say Tunnel vision?
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Originally posted by mick
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Originally posted by Hawks Coach
I can tell you that I have a voice that can easily be heard, I use my loud voice for coaching and requesting timeouts (not for yelling at refs), and I visually and loudly call for timeouts in obvious timeout situations. I have, nevertheless, been ignored by officials for as long as 5-10 seconds, even in relatively quiet gyms. I have never been ignored by any official that I thought had a handle on the game, even when the gym was loud. This problem generally occurs with oficials who get tunnel vision and are not actively thinking about game situations.
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Hawks Coach,
I really do enjoy loud, active coaches that are working and encouraging their teams. And, I believe, I am on that court at the pleasure of you, your team and your athletic director. I am attentive to game situations.
However, while I am officiating for such a loud, active coach, and after one quarter of snapping my head around for every loud, long 'I'-sound, I hit the mute button. I remain tuned-in, but I have quit listening.
When that happens, I am much more likely to award a visual request for time-out.
mick
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I hear ya. Any coach that has a play called "side out" is asking to have his TO requests taken a little less seriously. 
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