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crosscountry55 Sun Apr 24, 2016 07:20pm

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.

deecee Sun Apr 24, 2016 08:32pm

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.

BlueDevilRef Sun Apr 24, 2016 09:13pm

I'm too busy checking out hot moms in the stands to notice.

Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. Sun Apr 24, 2016 10:26pm

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.

BillyMac Mon Apr 25, 2016 06:24am

The Wizard Of Westwood ...
 
http://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/woo...nd-socks-84177

Mark Padgett Mon Apr 25, 2016 09:41am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. (Post 986698)

You have been on this board a lot longer than even me! :D

Dad Mon Apr 25, 2016 12:47pm

A1 loses his shoe. B1 picks up said shoe and throws it way OOB.

BillyMac Mon Apr 25, 2016 03:52pm

Baby Needs A New Pair Of Shoes ...
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Dad (Post 986723)
A1 loses his shoe. B1 picks up said shoe and throws it way OOB.

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