Slightly OT: Brain Teaser

rotationslim · #1 (**permalink**) Sat Apr 22, 2006, 07:04pm

OT, that it is not about basketball, but it is about officiating.. so I am sneaking it in---

In what sport does the official check an aspect of personal grooming on every player before the game begins. Often, if players fail the inspection they end up on their knees (literally)

What sport, and why?

Snake~eyes · #2 (**permalink**) Sat Apr 22, 2006, 07:23pm

Wrestling? I am guessing you lose neutral start (ala standing up)?

Forksref · #3 (**permalink**) Sat Apr 22, 2006, 08:21pm

Chess or Checkers?

rotationslim · #4 (**permalink**) Sat Apr 22, 2006, 10:19pm

On wrasslin'.

Hint - it is a sport that uses a ball.

BktBallRef · #5 (**permalink**) Sat Apr 22, 2006, 11:03pm

You must be really bored.

Stat-Man · #6 (**permalink**) Sat Apr 22, 2006, 11:06pm

Is it Polo?

rotationslim · #7 (**permalink**) Sun Apr 23, 2006, 06:37am

Correct, I am bored.

Correct, it is polo, water polo to be exact.

Before each match the official checks every player's fingernails. They must not be long or the extensive contact in the pool will lead to scratching of opponent.

If a player fails this inspection, they often kneel down on the pool deck, and "file" their fingernails on the grout between the tiles on the pool deck.

(small world, coach Z coached my daughter last year before his untimely death assuming we are talking abou the same coach Z here)

Stat-Man · #8 (**permalink**) Sun Apr 23, 2006, 09:03pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by rotationslim

Correct, I am bored.
(small world, coach Z coached my daughter last year before his untimely death assuming we are talking abou the same coach Z here)

I'm in Michigan and the Coach Z I'm referring to was the college coach who I was manager for during my college days. He got fired right before I graduated, but we still keep in touch. He now coaches AAU boys, but as of Last July, he was alive and well as I visited him for the first time since I graduated. So I'm hoping it's not the same person, because I'd feel bad if he died and I missed his death notice.

rotationslim · #9 (**permalink**) Mon Apr 24, 2006, 06:16am

I am guessing any coach who's last name starts with Z gets that moniker.

The coach Z I was talking about was a water polo coach in Michigan.. it was just a strange coincidence that you invoked the name on a thread talking about Water Polo..

It sounded like something WP coach Z would have said....

brianp134 · #10 (**permalink**) Mon Apr 24, 2006, 06:59am

Quote:

Originally Posted by rotationslim

On wrasslin'.

Hint - it is a sport that uses a ball.

That's funny

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