Fri Sep 16, 2005, 12:49pm
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In Memoriam
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Houghton, U.P., Michigan
Posts: 9,953
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been there.
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Originally posted by rockyroad
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Originally posted by mick
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Originally posted by rockyroad
Truerookie, if there's nothing spectacular going on, and the coach is just standing there, why are you initiating contact with him/her? Unless they do something to get your attention (screaming, waving arms, being a dexter-head, etc) why even pay any attention to the coach?
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Good question, dj!
Truerookie is admittedly a rookie, so he is still attempting to interpolate all the rules into an easy to understand "system".
For example, if the coach had been standing long enough to get a 20-point lead, then the coaching box rule must be applicable to his State for at least that much of the game.
All of a sudden, from that mishmash of disjointed information, a rookie will remember [outa the blue (or is it gray matter)] a phrase in one of the books and after a little consideration, he acts on it,
So it is that truerookie, though he is still working on the system, has not put together R10-5-1 with Rule 1-13-2 [Note] and with the Case studies of 10.5 where they talk about 'the optional coaching box'.
New officials are just learning and using the letter, not the intent of [certain] rules? They appear to be overly officious, as truerookie obviously appeared to that coach, because all the rules have failed to blend, but will with diligence.
mick
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You and I know that, Mick, and we know that there is way too much going on out on the court to be paying attention to the coaches - unless they do something to attract our attention...sometimes it's hard to remember those early years when the letter of the law was more important to me than the intent...but I just can't imagine confronting a coach who is simply standing there doing absolutely nothing...that's a no-win situation.
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Well, when that single phrase [coach may not stand] pops to the forefront of a busy mind, and the rest of the rule is yet to be learned, then, yeah, I can see a well-meaning rookie make an uninformed decision.
When that happens, the thought may become dominant and the focus may narrow until the new official just deals with it and ultimately ends up with a "m'bad". 
mick
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