Now there is a first... had our integrity questioned in spanish.

[NoFussRef]

Wreck league 6th grade boys...

Shooting bonus both ways all day. Multiple players from both teams foul out.
Score stayed within ten points but was clear the leading team was going to stay there till the end.

After game a hispanic lady brings her son (#25, he fouled out in the 4th) up to the table and has him translate for us. My spanish skills are "asi-asi"/so-so, but it doesn't take long to tell from her demeanor she is not having her son say "thank you", nor is she asking a legitimate question about basketball. He is polite and obviously embarrassed by her actions, "she wants to know why you guys only called fouls against our team, or why you called fouls on us when we only touched the ball yada-yada"

I know this is nothing new, we get it all the time from uneducated fans, but this was the first time I have ever had a non english speaking mother instruct her young son to translate her rant for her.

I simply responded by telling the player "bien hecho/good job" and told him to thank his mother for coming to support him in his game. Then return to paperwork at the table. She just goes-off in spanish pointing at my partner and rambling in spanish to fast for me to translate. So i gave her the "hasta luego/see you later" and pointed at the door, just as I would with any parent that has nothing worth listening to.

Wish my spanish was good enough to tell her rather than using this opportunity to teach her son good sportsmanship, she was teaching him that it is okay to question the integrity of officials and make a scene.

[BillyMac]

Anybody want to work on a Spanish version of the Mythbuster list?

[Mark Padgett]

I would have replied to her in Latin.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Anybody want to work on a Spanish version of the Mythbuster list?

La mayoría de Incomprendido Reglas del Básquetbol.

[Terrapins Fan]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

La mayoría de Incomprendido Reglas del Básquetbol.

Good one! http://www.spanishdict.com/translation

[biggravy]

Been cussed out in Spanish plenty of times on the diamond. Probably could have picked out the important words for ya.

[Rob1968]

I'm fluent in Spanish, and have had the enjoyable opportunity to officiate games between teams from Mexico and some of our local teams, who had invited the Mexican teams to our Spring Fling tournaments. It's interesting how many English words, especially in sports activites, are not translatable, and therefore the Spanish usage has become a semi-pronunciation of the English.
BTW, "Las Reglas Menos-Entendidas de Basquetbol" could be an interesting project.

[NoFussRef]

?Como se dice "blind zebra" en enspanol?

[Rob1968]

Se puede decir, "Zebra ciega."

[bigwhistle]

I tossed a girl one night in an juco regional tournament. I had T'd her for slamming the ball after a call and then she came after me spouting off in Russian. Not being fluent in the language, I did not think she was asking me for a date after the game, so I tossed her with the 2nd T.

I had to work to keep a straight face when the crowd starting chanting USA!! USA!! USA!!

[Mark Padgett]

I'm still waiting for a player to yell at me in Latin.

[NoFussRef]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

I'm still waiting for a player to yell at me in Latin.

What do you call a pig that can't speak? Disgruntled.
Would that pig latin?