10 Second Backcourt Violation

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Originally Posted by johnny d

Too bad for them. When you give them the curtesy of an explanation, you are engaging in a lecture, not a debate. They can accept your explanation and move on, or they can act incredulous, continue to argue, and then be subject to a rule I am sure all coaches are familiar with.

When I give an explanation on a rule, I keep it to one or two sentences, as simple as I possibly can. If they want to act incredulously, they can do so as I'm walking away, having explained my call.

The last time I had to explain a "confusing" rule (a backcourt violation), the coach kept interrupting me. I finally said "Would you like an explanation or not?" He said "No", and that was the end of it. I hope he looked up the rule later.