[Andy]

I didn't want to hijack the Line Judges post, so I will start a new one.

Since it appears that most areas use players for line judges, at least in HS ball, anybody got any good stories about line judges? I have two that have happened over the years

1. Freshman player from the home team working lines for a JV match, first few line calls that she had to make were a bit delayed and tenative. I called her over during a time out and encouraged her to stay focused on the match and try to be more decisive with her calls. After that, I watched her very closely to try to avoid any issues. On the next few calls on her line, I noticed her glancing up at the scoreboard very quickly prior to making her call. On any close call, she was deciding which call, in or out, would benefit her team! Once I figured this out, I had a quick discussion with the home coach and that LJ was replaced.

2. This happened last year. I have a Freshman or JV player doing lines for a match. Every time I look in her direction, I notice that she is talking out loud. She is not talking to anyone in particular, just talking. She is handling the LJ duties okay, but I'm still trying to figure out what's going on. After a time, she turns her head and I see a quick flash of something on her ear. She has her bluetooth headset under her hair and has been talking on her cell phone for the entire time! She was directed to remove the headset and suspend her conversation until after the match.

Any other good stories.......