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Originally posted by J.Albers on 01-20-2000 11:30 PM
We have a local coach who runs a play he calls 'DIMEOUT', where he tells the officials before the game that to be aware of it, and that it is not a time out. A player calls it and three offensive players walk toward the bench, with the player inbounding the ball and another offensive player remaining on the playing area. The opposing players all tend to walk toward
their bench, leaving the goal totally unprotected for an easy basket.
Wonder if this falls under the "travesty of the game" rule, which would be punishable with a Technical. In my opinion, any play like this is against the spirit of the game, and shouldn't be allowed.
Had a similar situation once in a JV game. One team was blowing out the other, and at halftime they told me that they were going to intentionally line up the wrong way for the second half, and to please not tell the opponents.
I told them I would do exactly what I do every time. The other team came out of the huddle, and I loudly said, "White Ball, this way!" and pointed the direction. (Which is what I do every time.)
The winning team didn't like that much and lined up properly. But I was true to my word, and avoided any sticky situations.
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Brian Johnson