"Hit?" or "Illegal use..."

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Raymond

I'm not sure how it gives a HS coach something more to complain about. Since we go tableside in HS, I am closer to the benches when I report and they are more likely to hear my verbal description of the foul. It's a tool to eliminate potential questions about what his player did.

Exactly and why I am so specific. If I tell him, "Hit him in the head with the right arm" there is not much a coach can say what I observed.

Peace

[tcmzueck]

Wow, thanks for the numerous, prompt replies. I'll try no verbalization, and extensive verbalization, and see what I like better.

I got in that habit my first season when I heard one of our official trainers talk about how there are only five fouls and you've got to choose one of them, but yeah, I like all your explanations.

Thanks!

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by tcmzueck

Wow, thanks for the numerous, prompt replies. I'll try no verbalization, and extensive verbalization, and see what I like better.

Or, verbalize / add only when there's a need. Most of the time, it's pretty obvious what you called.

[LRZ]

Some refs use a simple verb (eg, "hits") and a mimetic gesture showing where/how the foul occurred (eg, tapping their head).