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Originally Posted by JugglingReferee
IME, being too wordy has confused players and caused them to not understand what you said, causing the official to repeat themselves. Players often respond to officials' instructions that are direct. "Behind the free throw line" gives a player a direct thing to do. It's not as swift as "halfcourt", but it does meet both my and your concerns. I think I might try that.
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I find just "move back" works fine. I've never had anyone stay below the FT line in that instance. If they want to believe that I meant the division line, that's okay, too. If they ask for clarification, I give it.