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Originally posted by zebraman
One of my first girls games ever I was administering a free throw and I said, "two shots ladies." After the game, the evaluator got all over me.
His input was, "we don't ref girls or ladies or boys or men. We ref players. If you just use the term players, it'll make life easier." It's always worked for me. If I need to get the attention of a particular player, I just say their number. "Hey thirty-two, please tuck your shirt in."
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I don't like "two shots, ladies" either. (And neither does my husband!) In general, I use the number as well. But there is a time when that just doesn't work. Player is frustrated with herself for another block call, I like to say something to take some of the heat out, such as, "You're almost there, just a half-second sooner." Sometimes, it works without a direct address. But there are times when adding the personal touch helps, I think. Not too personal, is definitely important, and in the situation where the kid was annoyed with me, I obviously got too personal. But most kids don't seem to take it that way. It just got me wondering whether there's a way to gain that little advantage without also having the disadvantage.