Defender counting out loud during inbound

[twing1115]

I started out as a college assistant for 5 years and am currently coaching high school. I got this idea after attending a coaching clinic hosted by the late Skip Prosser at Wake Forest when he was speaking about his full court pressure philosophy. When my local official respectfully told me that I could not do this following half time I respectfully asked him why and we simply chatted for a minute. I told my guys to stop and they did. Would it change anything if prior to the game I adressed this with the officail and told them my intent. Personally my feeling is that an official shouln't worry about looking like an azzhole to the crowd. Remember I am an umpire and have taken a ton of you know what when calling balls and strikes from the crowd and never once has it bothered me or influenced the way I make calls.