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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee
I will slowly, very slowly walk over and get the ball. I will then slowly, very slowly, walk back. I may stop in the middle of my slow walk and re-tie my shoelace. When I get back, I may re-tie the other shoelace. I will then verbally check with both teams to make sure that they are ready for me to administer the throw-in.
Repeat as needed.
The message sent is usually taken.
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This is too much trouble. Just stand there. It accomplishes the same thing. Everybody waits until they realize the ref's not gonna get it. Then somebody will get it.
Personally, I usually just ask the closest kid to "help me out". Rarely do I have a problem with that approach.