Count Out Loud

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Multiple Sports

Hey guys -

I went to a Coast to Coast school about 15 years ago (Jason Phillips and Matt Boland were campers) and I specifically remember Bob Delaney talking philosophy and saying that counting out loud helped the game.

How many of us tell players to keep moving with regards to the paint so we don't have to call three seconds....................


I have done it for years, it my be wrong but it helps build trust with the players........

Sigh.........

Another NBE wannabe that thinks it's just perfectly OK to ignore the approved mechanics of the level they're working and substitute an unauthorized mechanic because they personally happen to feel it's better.

We all talk to players and coaches during games at the high school and college levels. And doing that bears absolutely no relation to verbally counting time counts. They're completely different animals.

Feel free to continue emulating your NBE idols. You're right in saying that it is wrong though at the high school and college levels. We don't get to use our very own personal mechanics, whether we personally like or don't like the ones the rulesmakers have given us.

And btw, build trust with players? You may want to change that to giving one team an unfair advantage not meant under the ruleset they're using.

JMO again.