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Originally posted by JRutledge
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Originally posted by zebraman
Because it's emphasized in our state (Ron also works in Washington). If you don't mention it, many coaches might think you don't care what they do or how far they roam (which with some officials is correct). By mentioning it, you are telling them that you are aware of it and that you will be watching for it. That's good preventative officiating.
Z
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No it is not. Why not just enforce the rule? Mentioning it does nothing but raise undo attention to something that you might not be paying that close attention to. To me it is just like saying "We will address hand checking and play the game with your feet and not your hands." Now you put everyone on notice and when you do not call it as they see it, you just opened yourself up for another issue they can complain about.
Peace
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Like I said before, it's emphasized in our state. From personal experience, it has become obvious to me that many coaches will abuse the coaching box if they think that the crew is unaware of it. Some officials are only able to ref what happens between the endlines and sidelines. Others are able to also be aware of clocks, where the coaches are and all other aspects of officiating. The old statement of "I don't care where the coaches are so long as they aren't yelling at me" just doesn't fly in this state. IMHO, around here it's just used by officials who haven't yet learned how to stay aware of the coaching box during the game. When the coaches know that you are "coaching box aware" even before the game starts, it curbs their roaming out of the box.
In this state, you are expected to officiate the coaches box and watch it closely. You aren't raising undo attention to something that you might not be paying that close attention to because you are
expected to pay very close attention to it.
Z