This didn't happen to me but I heard about it:
The coach asked the ref ahead of time about late-game fouls and how the point of emphasis "was being handled". The ref told the coach that they were trying to call the intentionals, but not the "strategic" fouls. The ref felt this was good language since it is the wording in the book. Sure enough, near the end of the game with a close score, the ref heard that coach yelling at the girls, "Strategize! Strategize!"
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