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.