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Old Tue Feb 23, 2010, 05:29pm
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I know jv and middle school games can be rather casual when it comes to decorum. But at the varsity level, especially now that we're into the tournament roads for many, I'm wondering if you are standing out on the floor during timeouts and in between quarters wishing someone would bring you a cup of water. Some schools attend to this and some don't. Wondering your thoughts.
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Old Tue Feb 23, 2010, 05:31pm
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I know jv and middle school games can be rather casual when it comes to decorum. But at the varsity level, especially now that we're into the tournament roads for many, I'm wondering if you are standing out on the floor during timeouts and in between quarters wishing someone would bring you a cup of water. Some schools attend to this and some don't. Wondering your thoughts.
It never happens here. We drink water before the game, at half time, and after the game. Never on the floor.
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Old Tue Feb 23, 2010, 05:34pm
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I can't say that I see it ever around here where the officials get a drink during the game. I don't think it would look necessarily bad but I don't see it.

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Old Tue Feb 23, 2010, 05:45pm
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One school that I worked at last year had water/towel girls. Every timeout they would bring us a cup of water and a towel to wipe our brow on. I thought it was a touch. It was a varsity girls game and the water/towel girls were elementary age....kind of like being a ball boy I guess.
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Old Tue Feb 23, 2010, 06:07pm
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I know jv and middle school games can be rather casual when it comes to decorum. But at the varsity level, especially now that we're into the tournament roads for many, I'm wondering if you are standing out on the floor during timeouts and in between quarters wishing someone would bring you a cup of water. Some schools attend to this and some don't. Wondering your thoughts.

I super hydrate before a game...and hydrate well at half time. I use a handerchief if I really get sweaty...and I often do...
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Old Tue Feb 23, 2010, 06:11pm
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I usually have a few beers at halftime. Never on the court. That would be unprofessional.
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Old Tue Feb 23, 2010, 06:17pm
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I usually have a few beers at halftime. Never on the court. That would be unprofessional.
I have a firm rule that I never drink until I am out of the school parking lot when Iam driving home!!
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I super hydrate before a game...and hydrate well at half time.
I learned this lesson this year in particular. I hydrate all day long on game days. Then again, most of my games are between 6500 and 7500 feet altitude.
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Before, half-time, and after. Never during.

I usually go with water, but go with one of the "ade" type drinks if I have more than two or three games.....

I haven't felt a need to hydrate during the game. I guess it would just feel weird. But, if I felt I was getting into trouble for some reason I would probably go to the side during a timeout.....it's never come up yet and I really have never seen it.
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What about eating a Snickers bar on the court during the warm-ups?
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What about eating a Snickers bar on the court during the warm-ups?
Inside joke or just saw it somewhere?
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Inside joke or just saw it somewhere?
Two-fold.

1. Reference to the Superbowl commercial.
2. An official in our association did just that this season.
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Two-fold.

1. Reference to the Superbowl commercial.
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2. An official in our association did just that this season.
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Two-fold.

1. Reference to the Superbowl commercial.
2. An official in our association did just that this season.
I would say that if the official is a diabetic and felt the need to regulate his blood sugar before a game, better a Snickers than the result without one.

I have a regular partner who has an administration license and will probably be an AD/assistant principal before long. He swears he will have people assigned to take care of the officials and will have water brought out on quarter breaks and during 60-second timeouts (like they do during breaks in NCAA D-1 games).
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Old Wed Feb 24, 2010, 09:26am
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I do an occasional underclass game, Saturday morning stuff and have no problem grabbing a cup of water at the quarter or timeout on occasion.

Kids games, I might have a water bottle around table.
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