Partner woes

[ChuckElias]

Originally posted by Oz Referee
Chuck, couple of questions:

What's wrong with wearing a belt? I take it that this is not part of the uniform in North America.

Although it's not specifically prohibited in the rulebook, wearing a belt at the high school level or above is generally frowned upon around here. Beltless (and loopless) pants are strongly encouraged.

"3 seconds: "33's in there too long!!" - what's wrong with this?

Well, for one thing, he never said the "3 seconds" part. Just "33's in there too long!" Secondly, even if he had said the "3 seconds" part, he should've just stopped there. If you need to indicate the number, I suppose that's ok after announcing the violation, but just give the number. One important rule of thumb (in my book, anyway) is "The less said, the better". Say the bare minimum and then shut up. This even applies when trying to talk to a coach for "game management" purposes.

Chuck