Tale of a Drafted Clock Operator.....

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by grunewar

Another benefit of keeping the clock was my ability to watch and listen to the coaches from up close - in the box, out of the box, trying to get a call, asking questions, chatting, etc. and then watch how the refs handled it.

At one point H JV Coach yells all the way across the floor - "Five seconds, five seconds!" Tweet. Ref calls it! Coach turns to his bench and mutters under his breath, "Man, am I going to have to call the whole game?"

That's why I refuse to make any call that a coach is clamoring about.

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

That's why I refuse to make any call that a coach is clamoring about.

I have just officially adopted this policy as of tonight. Oh my heavens. Had my local HS JV coach again tonight, on the road this time. This guy spends more time begging for calls than he does coaching his team. His single most oft requested call?

Three seconds.

He was at it all game long. With 3.8 seconds left in the game, one of his kids asked me to watch the three seconds. The other team was still in the backcourt running out the clock. I'm not making this up. 3.8 seconds left, and he's got his players begging for three second calls.

I WILL NOT EVER, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, NO MATTER HOW OUTRAGEOUS, EVER EVER EVER CALL THREE SECONDS IN ANY GAME HE IS COACHING. PERIOD.

Unless one of his kid goes camping.

[Chess Ref]

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

I have just officially adopted this policy as of tonight. Oh my heavens. Had my local HS JV coach again tonight, on the road this time. This guy spends more time begging for calls than he does coaching his team. His single most oft requested call?

Three seconds.

He was at it all game long. With 3.8 seconds left in the game, one of his kids asked me to watch the three seconds. The other team was still in the backcourt running out the clock. I'm not making this up. 3.8 seconds left, and he's got his players begging for three second calls.

I WILL NOT EVER, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, NO MATTER HOW OUTRAGEOUS, EVER EVER EVER CALL THREE SECONDS IN ANY GAME HE IS COACHING. PERIOD.

Unless one of his kid goes camping.

I had the "thats a hand check pleader". The coach kept calling it a "PDF" this year. Everytime she said thats a PDF this year I got all glowey inside. It made me happy.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Chess Ref

I had the "thats a hand check pleader". The coach kept calling it a "PDF" this year. Everytime she said thats a PDF this year I got all glowey inside. It made me happy.

PDF? Portable Document Format? Pretty Darn Funny? Public Display of Feet?

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by mbyron

PDF? Portable Document Format? Pretty Darn Funny? Public Display of Feet?

Poor Dan_ref's Follicles?