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Sun Apr 24, 2016, 07:20pm
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Untied Shoelaces
Has anyone noticed an increase lately in delays caused by players needing to tie their shoes?
Historically, I have always been very lenient on this, i.e. I give players the time they need during dead balls to take care of untied shoes. Sometimes I'll even direct them to do this during a dead ball if it appears they don't know (or don't care) that their shoes are untied. However, incidences of untied shoes seem to be on the rise, leading me to believe that either A) kids really suck at tying their shoes these days, or B) they're using the shoe-tying delay as a chance to catch the team's breath---a free mini-time out, if you will. During a set of AAU games yesterday, for the first time I had a partner who actually told a few players "this is the last time we're stopping the game for your shoes, ok?" It never came to it, but I guess for an additional incident he could have directed the player to leave the game as a means to help remind the player that he was serious. I have not yet gone to such extremes, but the shoe-tying delays are starting to annoy me. Has anyone else noticed this trend? I'm trying to ascertain whether this is a local, regional or national epidemic. 
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Sun Apr 24, 2016, 08:32pm
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If I notice it's a pattern I just put the ball in play. If HS players cannot tie their shoe laces proper not my problem. I also tell them to double knot it if the laces look loose.
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Sun Apr 24, 2016, 09:13pm
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I'm too busy checking out hot moms in the stands to notice.
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Sun Apr 24, 2016, 10:26pm
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Old threads that cover this situation.
The following threads that are old threads that have discussed shoe laces:
From 2002: https://forum.officiating.com/basket...rue-false.html From 204: https://forum.officiating.com/basket...1-aaarrgh.html MTD, Sr.
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Mon Apr 25, 2016, 06:24am
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The Wizard Of Westwood ...
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"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16) “I was in prison and you came to visit me.” (Matthew 25:36) Last edited by BillyMac; Mon Apr 25, 2016 at 06:27am.
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Mon Apr 25, 2016, 09:41am
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Quote:
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Mon Apr 25, 2016, 03:52pm
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Baby Needs A New Pair Of Shoes ...
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"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16) “I was in prison and you came to visit me.” (Matthew 25:36) Last edited by BillyMac; Mon Apr 25, 2016 at 03:56pm.
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