Handling this coach:

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by UNIgiantslayers

I told him it was over and we were done

THIS. This is where things change. You tried to communicate, you took a little extra over your partner's miscommunication ... but eventually you said THIS

and he kept going on and on every time down the court.

After you said what you said ... there should be no more on and on every time down the court. You said it was done. Apparently you didn't mean it. Next time, whatever the circumstance, if you say it's done ... follow through. Otherwise, "We're done" is meaningless, and you might as well simply never say it.

Originally Posted by Valley Man

If it was an older coach, he may remember the dotted line that was the lane semi-circle that joined the said line that is now the semi-circle the players cannot enter. Virginia even got a memo for VHSL that this was NOT the new rule. DUH

I had a veteran referee say that to me when the rule came out. As the younger guy I held my tongue, even though I knew he was wrong.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Valley Man

If it was an older coach, he may remember the dotted line that was the lane semi-circle that joined the said line ...

These dotted semicircle lines in the lane are vestiges from when we had three jump ball circles. That's right, we had three different jump ball circles and a lot more than just one jump ball in a game. We had literally a dozen, maybe a few more, jump balls in girls freshman games back then. Thank God for the invention of the alternating possession arrow.

(Preventative strike: Shut up Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.)