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Originally posted by bob jenkins
For the coaches who are reading this -- it helps if you know and say the official's name. We are all tuned to listen for and respond when we hear our name. So, if a coach indicates, "Bob -- give me a time out" I'm more likley to hear it and, thus, grant the TO. Without the name, it just gets lost in the background of other things the coach is yelling.
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Excellent point. If I hear a coach say, "Joe, blah blah blah," then I know they're talking to me. On the other hand, if they say, "Hey a$$hole, blah, blah, blah," I just assume they're talking to my partners.
