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Originally Posted by Zoochy
I never understood why a Head Coach YELLS, 'BOX OUT' on the 1st of multiple free throws.
Maybe to disrupt the shooter?
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*Wherever that occurs, as well as when opponents in lane spaces are shouting "I got shooter, I got shooter!" on the first of two FTs, I invariably award a substitute FT if first one is missed.
Had a coach ask me "hay ref, what'd my guy do!?" I replied, "Coach your guy is intentionally distracting the FTshooter, none of their players are distracting like that when you're shooting FTs." He paused then retorted, "but ref, they're communicating their defenses." Then, I replied, "coach, don't be disingenuous." He relented though still feigning disgust; however, for the balance of that game you didn't hear a peep from his players during FT attempts.
Oh I am well-versed in spotting and stopping disconcerting acts by the opponents during FTs. I've seen all manner of deceptively disconcerting strategems: from the coordinated sudden group coughing to the group bendover and tie shoelaces just as FT is about to be released to, well I could go on and on, but you see my point.
[Note: To Billymac, Mike Godwin, and any other readers of this post who may wonder, "why did kansas ref use a SAT level word in explaining his ruling to that Coach?" Well, bcz I presume that he had a college degree or else he wouldn'tbe teaching at a 6A level high school, and that English was his primary language so he should comprehend, and bcz a grizzled ole veteran ref once told me back when I started out officiating doing 8th grade girls A & B games: always speak at one level of diction above your audience to make an impact to coaches and whomever is within earshot--always remember kid, that you're "The Referee" and not just some fan of the game. Thanks]