It never changes

bigdog5142 · #1 (**permalink**) Mon Oct 12, 2009, 03:58pm

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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!!!

#2 (**permalink**) Mon Oct 12, 2009, 05:31pm

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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 · #3 (**permalink**) Mon Oct 12, 2009, 06:02pm

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.