Any good Capt. Meeting lines I can borrow?

[RollTide]

I tell the players to look around the gym, notice all the fans. Those fans are there to watch them, not us (officials). Your coach has chosen you to be captain for a reason. Be a leader, keep your teammates in control at all times. Don't make us (officials) have to get involved, then the crowd watches us, and, remember, they're not here to watch us.

A great line I heard one of my partners use during the championship game of a holiday tournament was this:
"All of the fans here tonight expect good sportsmanship. However, we, the referees don't expect good sportsmanship tonight. WE DEMAND IT!!!"

I also loved a line another partner used for the coaches (one of the coaches is known for his whining). It went:
"Coaches, you've heard it all year, sportsmanship, time-outs, coaches boxes. Coaches boxes are clearly marked. Use them for what they're there for. I encourage you to coach as hard as you possibly can. JUST DON'T HELP US!!!"

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by RollTide

I tell the players to look around the gym, notice all the fans. Those fans are there to watch them, not us (officials)....

...except for that guy sitting way up there with the cup of coffee and clip board reading the paper. And woe unto any of you who make us look bad in front of him.

[ChrisSportsFan]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

...except for that guy sitting way up there with the cup of coffee and clip board reading the paper. And woe unto any of you who make us look bad in front of him.

LOLOLOLOLDr.PepperLOLOLOLOLOL
The "Dr. Pepper" part is what ran out of my nose when I couldn't stop laughing.

[Andy]

"No on may participate in this game with any jewelry on"

"Any body piercings I can't see, I don't want to know about."

[ncump7]

We were doing a 9th grade game/2 man. My partner introduced himself and then nodded to me as he said, "you probably recognize my partner from television." All four captains looked at me with questioning looks, trying to figure who this famous ref was. Then, he added, "Americas Most Wanted." It was great.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally posted by BktBallRef
I say "Don't miss any shots," and as they're grinning, one of my partners says, "and we won't miss any shots."

That was very nice of you to say that.

It was also very nice of your partner to say that too.

It was really nice what you and you're partner did.

How nice.

[canuckrefguy]

Originally posted by Jurassic Referee

That was very nice of you to say that.

It was also very nice of your partner to say that too.

It was really nice what you and you're partner did.

How nice.

ROTFLMAO

[Smitty]

I wish I had the kind of personality and charisma some guys have to be able to joke out there and everyone just thinks you're funny when you're trying to be. I just don't have that kind of personality. Every time I've tried to be funny, I just fall on my face. Not literally - now that might be funny. I just keep it short and sweet and get the captains, who aren't listening anyway, back to their warm-ups. The captains meeting is my least favorite part of the job.

[Dan_ref]

Originally posted by Jurassic Referee

That was very nice of you to say that.

It was also very nice of your partner to say that too.

It was really nice what you and you're partner did.

How nice.

Except for your confusion between you're and your this was a nicely composed sentiment.

[Ignats75]

If I'm running the captains meeting at half court, I always tell the girls not to hang on the rim when they dunk. It always cuts the tension and gets a laugh.

As I said in another thread:

• Repect the Game
• Respect Your Opponent
• Respect the Officials
• Have Fun

I like the proactive part about the hotheads. I may add that to my speil.

[tomegun]

JR had the funniest post in this thread and his wasn't about a captains meeting.

Why do we think there is tension?

[cmathews]

In a gym where there are side baskets, we point them out and tell them that if the ball touches the side baskets it's going to be out of bounds...but then again if we are shooting at the side baskets we have bigger problems than it being out of bounds....about half the time it gets a laugh...and half the time it gets a look of horror.....LOL.. I have also told captains that my partner doesn't have very good hands so you might want to walk the ball over to him rather than throw it...usually a laugh, but no one to date has walked the ball over to them...

oh yeah, and we throw in the sportsmanship, shirts, jewelry.....all that stuff...

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally posted by Dan_ref
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Except for your confusion between you're and your this was a nicely composed sentiment.
[/B][/QUOTE]Up you're's!

[mdray]

Originally posted by Almost Always Right
I learned along time ago that the captains don't worry about what we try to say about rules, etc.
I use this time to get them on "my side" so to speak. I try to repeat each of their names(as much as possible) so later on if I need them to help me out.
I always say something like, "You're up here for a reason(names) . . .you're leaders(names) . . .if we need you(names) please help us out . . .our names are . . .good luck"
Sometimes if it is a rivalry or a "big game" then I try to use a little brevity to lessen the tension. Self depricating humor is always fun, "As you can see we don't miss too many meals, let's hurry up and get this over."
I have even told a "Yo mama" joke on one of my partners. Of course that was an extreme situation where everyone knew everyone.

...curious as to how "a little brevity" lessens the tension?

[Dan_ref]

Originally posted by Jurassic Referee

Except for your confusion between you're and your this was a nicely composed sentiment.
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Up you're's! [/B][/QUOTE]

Hey!

That aint nice!