10,11,12...

[Tim Roden]

Hey ref, your missing a good game. Yea, I am watching blue 23 pitch a tent, gather firewood, and start to bed down for the night in the paint.

[devdog69]

Originally posted by ChuckElias
Semi-random comments on the original post:

In MA, we use a 30-second shot clock, which makes the 10-second backcourt count much easier. When the ball is inbounded, I just check to see where the shot clock is and then subtract 10. If the clock gets down to 20, or whatever the "magic" number is, TWEET. If there's heavy backcourt pressure and I'm unable to sneak a peek at the shot clock, it becomes my partner's responsibility. We pregame this (see my pre-game notes in "Pre-game notes (not copy-writed)" if you're interested).

Closely guarded count is very important, for exactly the reasons stated by Tim R. If a coach stresses defense and he sees that you or your partner is not counting, you will hear about it; and rightfully so. The only intelligent comment I ever heard from a fan in the stands was in my first year when somebody yelled, "You're not even counting 5-seconds!! You're missing everything!" Ok, so it was half of an intelligent comment. The point is, this is one of those things that people really do notice.

If your 3-second count is a little long, don't worry about it. You should count 3-seconds like this:

One.

Man, am I hungry. I could go for a nice slice right now. Or maybe Slider will send me a Krispy Kreme. Mmmmmmm. Doughnuts. Man, that Homer Simpson cracks me up. I wonder what it's really like to work in a nuclear power plant. . .

Two.

Is that cheerleader looking at me? I think she's looking at me!! Nope. Darn, she's looking at the point guard camped in the lane. Camped in the lane? Oh, yeah. . . Where was I?

Two-and-a-half.

"Blue. Clear the lane!"

Yawn. Scratch. Adjust pants.

"Blue! Get outta there!"

WWMTDSD? (What would Mark T. DeNucci, Sr do?)

Doggone it!!

Three!! TWEET!

Chuck

[Matt S.]

Dave Libbey tells his campers to never rely on their own count, and to always use a clock (shot or game) to count to ten-simply because when there is pressure in the backcourt, you're more likely to count faster...simple enough for me.