counts?

[Dan_ref]

Originally posted by JRutledge

Not really clear what the connection to these two different issues are? But my answer is no. Telling a player to "stay on the spot" is only telling them what kind of throw-in they have, does not mean they understand how not to violate the rule. I could consider that no different than telling a player to move after they set up in the wrong place on a FT. You are not telling them not to violate, but you are making sure that at the very beginning they understand that what they can or cannot do. Counting out loud, you are basically telling them when the ball is live, when a violation is going to occur. Telling a player "stay on the spot" is only informing them what the can and cannot do. But you are not going to tell them to "stop moving sideway, you might violate your spot throw-in."

Peace

I'm not talking about counting aloud, we already agree that
it should not be done. What I'm talking about is answering
a question like: "How many seconds do I have left" in a
back court situation. If you push the whistle to the side
of your mouth and grunt "4" is only giving information, as
in your example. As is saying "stay on the spot". That's the connection. In addition, using advantage/disadvantage
as an argument to not answer questions is not consistent,
because we do it all the time.