Loudest partner yet

[Mark Padgett]

Last night 8th grade boys rec game - first time in about two years with this partner. I'd forgotten his "style". The best way to describe it is "overly demonstrative". He yelled each call at the top of his lungs. He was incredibly dramatic in his mechanics. When he called a block, he did that thing where you hop on one foot toward the table while hitting your hips with your fists three or four times and yelling "BLOCK". I'm sure they could hear his calls in the next gym.

At least I never had a problem with him communicating his calls. Everyone in that zip code knew what they were.

Oh yeah - just to top it off - he tossed the clock keeper out of the gym. At halftime, I asked him why and he just said, "The guy pi$$ed me off." Ooooohhhhh kaaaaay.

BTW - he actually calls a good game.