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Originally Posted by jTheUmp
I did, once, explain to a group of "Three seconds" parents why I wasn't calling 3-second violations, it was an 11U game, and these parents were yelling for 3 second violations when the ball was still in the backcourt, during a throw-in, and in the shot-miss-rebound-shot-miss-rebound-shot-rinse-repeat sequences we all know and love. During a timeout, when I was standing right in front of them at the throw-in spot, I calmly turned around and asked "would you like to know why I'm not calling 3 seconds?"... I quickly explained to them the rule, and nobody said anything the rest of the game.
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My partner did the exact same thing once in a rec league game, though his line was, "All right! Who needs a rules clinic?!"
Not only was it effective, when he had an actual three-seconds violation (from the trail) instead of signalling, he whistled, pointed to the crowd and said, "What's the call?"
The small crowd exclaimed gleefully, "THREE SECONDS!!!"