Thread: Useful Phrases
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Old Mon Aug 08, 2005, 12:35pm
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"Stay legal."

For those lurking, notice that of all the suggestions, the official never centered out the player (s)he is talking to.

The official never says, "#32, get out of the key," or "#5, hands off the dribbler."

Having said that I have used a number specifically, but only in the rarest of times.

And when addressing during FTs, I also never use numbers. I address both teams and let them figure out who I am talking to. Usually the guilty party is aware of what he is doing. The smart players will come up to you in person and ask what is it that they're doing wrong.
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