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Old Tue Jul 20, 2004, 03:26pm
blindzebra blindzebra is offline
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Re: Re: Re: Re: To add to Mick's response.....and one step further

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Originally posted by blindzebra
I'd never recommend calling 3 seconds right after a coach screamed it.

Calling three seconds right after a coach's yell is not uncommon for me.
Because I'll start a little later than "immediately", it does not surprise me when they yell a second or so before me.

I never have a plan for purposely mis-calling a play due to a coach's verbosity. It would not feel fair to me, and I am there for fair.

mick
Fair is calling what needs to be called as evenly as possible.

99% of the time when a coach is screaming for 3 seconds, it's been 2 seconds or less, the kid is attempting to leave the lane, there is nobody even IN the lane, or there is a kid with half their foot inside the free throw line.

Most of us are much more concerned with post play and screening action to closely watch for 3 seconds, and when we do see it we all try to NOT call it by talking the player out of the lane.

This is a non-issue in my opinion.

Had I said, "I don't recommend calling a foul when the coach is yelling for it," then you'd have a case.

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