Funny things you hear from coaches and your partners..........

[Cajun Reff]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

After I call a kid for traveling when he falls down after gaining control of the ball, coach says, "His cheek becomes his pivot."
Me: visual but silent laughter. Hey, I thought he was joking.
Coach: "I'm serious. His butt cheek becomes the pivot on that."
Me: " "

BUTT CHEEKS = PIVOT HAHAHAHAHAHA

some more as I think about them I will add:
coach: "what game are you watching"
me: "this game"
coach: "no way"
me: "yes way Ted" (line from Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure for those of you scoring at home)
coach: "(confused)my name is not Ted"

me: (reporting a foul) Blue - 3-3 with a push - white out of bounds
very young coach: "that's not right, let me speak to the manager"
me: "wait, what? the manager?"
coach: "yeah the other reff, he is the manager right?"
me: (calling over my partner who has grey hair) "hey coach has a complaint and he wants to speak to my manager"
my partner: "you are sh+++ing me"

from my friends that are reffs:
coach: "our jerseys are legal where we come from
reff: "where is that coach?"
coach: "texas"
reff: "well coach when you get back to Texas you can put them on"

[Coltdoggs]

Coach: "Mike, The foul count is 8-2!"
Me: "Well tell your guys to stop fouling coach"


Coach: "That's not over and back...he can step on the line...he has to step all the way across for over and back!" (after FC was established)
Me: "So if he steps on the sideline, is he out or in?"
Coach: "He's out...It's different for backcourt"


On inbound after made basket (Guy I know really well is coaching)
Coach: "Mike, I think he crossed the line down there on the throw in...."
I ignored it the first time...after next basket...
Coach: "Mike, he's leaning over the line!"....I didn't say anything again...as I pass his bench he immediately says...."No, not so much????" We both busted out laughing.

At the next dead ball I explained to him it was ok unless he stepped onto the court...

[mcdanrd]

I call a travel right in front of the bench. Assistant coach says " they don't call that on Kobe."

[fullor30]

"I'm going to be little late.....start without me"

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Coltdoggs

Coach: "Mike, The foul count is 8-2!"
Me: "Well tell your guys to stop fouling coach"

This one is not mine...but it happened here in Portland:

Coach: "Ref, The foul count is 8-2!"
Ref: "Coach, your team has 2!! "
Coach: "<silence>"

[The Canuck]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

This one is not mine...but it happened here in Portland:

Coach: "Ref, The foul count is 8-2!"
Ref: "Coach, your team has 2!! "
Coach: "<silence>"

Along the same lines (not mine but happened in a JC game)...

Fouls are 7-0 (NCAA rules) against the home team. Foul called on V1. V coach jumps up.

V COACH: Homered! I'm getting homered! I can't believe it!!
REF: (walks to bench) Coach, look at the scoreboard.
V COACH: What am I looking at?
REF: The fouls are 7 to 1 for...
V COACH: I know! I can't believe it's 7-1! Unbelievable!!
REF: Coach, your team has 1 foul, the foul we just called.
V COACH: ... well, don't I feel like an a**hole?
REF: Yeah you do. Now here's the thing: I have to give you a T for your homer comment.
V COACH: Oh darn it. What do we do?
REF: As I walk away, throw your hands in the air.
V COACH: You'd do that for me?
REF: Yes but only this one time.

Coach throws hands in the air, gets whacked. At halftime...

V COACH: Hey ref, nobody's ever done anything like that for me before. How can I pay you back?
REF: Sit down and don't say another word tonight.

He did as he was told (there's no seatbelt rule here).