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Originally posted by stmaryrams
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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
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As others have said, for the lack of maybe just clapping your hands and saying "c'mon, let's go" and then waiting a few seconds, you're putting the game in the dumper. It's just shows a lack of game management skill, is all. This type of over-officious call can put you in career limbo.
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I feel it's just the opposite - it is a prescribed game management skill in the NFHS rules.
If this has been on ongoing problem in the game - I would do it and have. Especially when this is the first of 2 or 3 games that night (frosh, JV, Var).
This is something that can be addressed earlier in the game with a quick talk to the coach not breaking their huddle. "Coach, next time get them on the floor by the second horn or we'll have to put the ball in play"
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The prescribed mechanic is the officials step toward the huddle on the first horn with 1 finger up saying, "First horn."
Then you stay there until they break. If that second horn goes and they are still in a huddle so are you with 2 fingers up, "Second horn let's break, we need them on the floor
NOW coach."
I have not had to put a ball on the floor in like 10 years, and I haven't had a partner do it either.