Fun and Frolic

[Mark Padgett]

I had a sixth grade girls game a few weeks ago and almost the same thing happened. There was a player at the table and my partner waved her in while yelling "SUB" at least five times. Finally, after yelling "SUB" again, he then yelled, "Hey - I'm not ordering a sandwich here". Even I cracked up.

[Juulie Downs]

Same game. Girls "match up" after every TO, designating who will guard whom. They do this standing in two rows at the division line. We're waiting for them to finish, and I hear one girl say to an opponent, "I like those shoelaces, where did you get them?" I whistle and yell, "White Ball!! Let's GO!!"

[Mark Padgett]

When the younger kids come out and match up, the boys usually yell "I've got 12" or "I've got 5", etc. Sometimes I turn to them and say, "You've got 12 what? Toes?" It usually gets a smile, but sometimes I'll get a kid who answers back, very seriously, "No. I only have 10."

It just doesn't get any more fun than the "little kids" games.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

When the younger kids come out and match up, the boys usually yell "I've got 12" or "I've got 5", etc. Sometimes I turn to them and say, "You've got 12 what? Toes?" It usually gets a smile, but sometimes I'll get a kid who answers back, very seriously, "No. I only have 10."

It just doesn't get any more fun than the "little kids" games.

And I would have answered, "Not anymore."

[DLH17]

This reminds me of something my third grade son does in his games when subbing in. For instance, if he subs in after a free throw, he'll run to the kid he's guarding and look him in the eye and gently touch him in the arm with his pointer finger while saying, "I'm going to be guarding you.". He's usually met with an indifferent shrug. lol. The wife and I cut up every time.

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by DLH17

This reminds me of something my third grade son does in his games when subbing in. For instance, if he subs in after a free throw, he'll run to the kid he's guarding and look him in the eye and gently touch him in the arm with his pointer finger while saying, "I'm going to be guarding you.". He's usually met with an indifferent shrug. lol. The wife and I cut up every time.

When my son was a 12 year old point guard in a rec league, the kid guarding him ran up and announced "I'm in your face."

My son put the ball on the floor and blew right by him while saying, "Not for long."

[DLH17]

Originally Posted by just another ref

When my son was a 12 year old point guard in a rec league, the kid guarding him ran up and announced "I'm in your face."

My son put the ball on the floor and blew right by him while saying, "Not for long."

LOL...that's awesome! buh BYE

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by just another ref

My son put the ball on the floor and blew right by him while saying, "Not for long."

Did he take the ball with him or just leave it on the floor?

OK - I'll stop now.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

And I would have answered, "Not anymore."

Toemaine poisoning?

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Toemaine poisoning?

Better call a toe truck!

BTW - one of the best ones I've heard came in a 6th grade boys game. A sub was coming in and he asked the kid he was replacing, "Who are you guarding?" The kid thought for a moment and replied, "Well, we're playing zone - so I guess - everybody".

What made it so funny is that he was serious.

[just another ref]

Years ago, 9-10 girls, ball out-of-bounds. I say "Red!" and point in the appropriate direction. Nobody moves, they all just stare. I try again: "Red!" and this time I point at the spot for the player to take it out. A little girl in a white shirt quickly steps to the spot. I say again, "Red!" and look at her with raised eyebrows. She keeps standing there, holding her hands out expectantly.
I try one more time, "Red!" Apparently she thought that I was either color blind or not too bright, because she grabbed the front of her own shirt and stretched it out in my direction (so I could see it better?) and said, "I'm white."

[Mark Padgett]

I've posted this before, but it seems to be appropriate to this thread. When kids come out to start a new quarter, they almost always ask, "Whose ball?" I look down at the ball and reply, "Uh, some kid named Wilson (or Spaulding, or Nike, etc.)". The younger boys usually get the joke, but the younger girls almost never do.

If they ask, "Is it white ball?" I'll look at it and say, "No, it's kind of brownish-orange". This usually get smiles even from the girls.

[DLH17]

I get a chuckle when little Sally or Billy take the ball out of my hand while I'm waiting for my partner to give me the 'go ahead' signal after a dead ball.

It's like, "listen here *sweet cakes*/*junior*, no touchy the ball until me bounces/hands it to you.".

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

When kids come out to start a new quarter, they almost always ask, "Whose ball?"

Very true, at all ages. With the little kids, I sometimes say "Mine." Nobody knows what to say then. For all ages, I will sometimes throw the question back.
"How do you tell?" It is amazing to me how many players, including varsity, do not know the answer.