It never changes

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

And two more on Sunday! No problems except one coach was "absolutely positive" (direct quote) that following a timeout in the last two minutes of either half his team could advance the ball to the division line for the throw-in. I explained this was an NBA rule and when he gets to coach in the NBA, he can have the throw-in there.

Also had a eighth grade boy ask me if a punch "counted" if it missed the other guy. I asked him why he wanted to know. He just shrugged. I told him it did count just the same as if it connected because the intent was the deciding factor. At first, he said "Oh", then after a moment or two, said "What's "intent" mean?" I looked at him and said, "You really don't know what the word "intent" means? He shrugged again. I said, "You must go to public school." He said he did.

Wow!

[bigdog5142]

Originally Posted by Ref Ump Welsch

Wow!

You have NO idea! I'm a youth pastor and a basketball official and I have to explain words like intent all the time!!!

Originally Posted by bigdog5142

You have NO idea! I'm a youth pastor and a basketball official and I have to explain words like intent all the time!!!

Oh, I believe ya! I'm a community college teacher and I see the problem as well. Just I never thought to ask a kid if he/she went to public school if they didn't understand a word.

[Mark Padgett]

No, I am not making this up. About 10 years ago, I was working a girls V rec game with a female official (no, not Juulie). During a TO, one of the girls came up to us and asked us to watch a certain girl on the other team because, as the girl told us, "She keeps grabbing my boob".

I looked at my partner and she looked back at me, each of us wondering how to reply. Finally, she told the girl she'd watch for it. I told her that if she saw it happen, I couldn't wait to see what mechanic she'd use.

Fortunately, or unfortunately depending on your point-of-view, it didn't happen again.