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Originally Posted by twing1115
I'm a coach and would like to get some clarification. When an offensive team is inbounding the ball I instruct my player who is defending the inbounder to count out loud to five. Yesterday I was told that my players were not allowed to do this. The ref said that I could say anything else "Apples,Apples Apples" but not numbers. I have been searching high and low in a rule book for a rule preventing a team from doing this. The ref gave a warning and said that we could be called for unsportsmanlike or disconsertion. I've read about disconcertion and have only seen explanations that relate to free throws. Please help me out.
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Try this, instead. Have your player on the ball try to mirror the ball to make the throw-in difficult, have the other four players deny their men the ball really hard, let the official count to five, and then work on your under-the-basket inbounds play.
There are many other unsporting acts that you can "teach" your team to commit (disconcerting the FT shooter, etc.) in the name of creating a competitive advantage for your team. Unfortunately, none of them is legal. Lots of ways to create anxiety on the part of the opponent. Most involve simply playing hard.