Help on 3 man

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

While I can't imagine ever saying this to a coach, and even the idea of it makes me cringe, I suppose it's not necessarily horrible depending on the circumstances.

1. It's summer ball.
2. Veteran official's familiarity with the coach.

We have a lot of conversations during the summer we would never have other times. And this would never be something I would say, but it is possible this was rather and informal comment which it might work for that audience. Hard to say or know at this point.

Peace

[observer]

One of the 1st things I learned is don't call it "3-man",
it's "3-person"

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by observer

One of the 1st things I learned is don't call it "3-man",
it's "3-person"

I know female officials who still call it '3-man'.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

I know female officials who still call it '3-man'.

This is kind of a silly issue for most people. Do players call "Man to Man" defense, "Person to Person?"

Peace

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

This is kind of a silly issue for most people.

This is kind of easy to settle. What does the NFHS call it in their mechanics manual? What does the NCAA call it? For those that don't use any particular manual, what does your local association call it? IAABO calls it "Crew Of Three".

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

This is kind of easy to settle. What does the NFHS call it in their mechanics manual? What does the NCAA call it? For those that don't use any particular manual, what does your local association call it? IAABO calls it "Crew Of Three".

The CCA says "Crew of Three" as well. My state calls it "Three Person."

My point is if someone says "3 Man" I do not think we need get excited about it. After all most 3 Person crews have 3 men working it. Very few women at least at the HS level. College that might be a different story.

Peace

[Freddy]

This is getting a little out of hand. Look. The original classical languages all had easy-to-distinguish terms for male, female, and both when intended in a general sense. It's only when the English, probably under the influence of the French (which explains all the inconvenient oddities of the English language anyway), settled on what words to use, they chose a word which can be meant both generally and specifically. Thus "man" can mean "male" or "human being."
Therefore, from this time forward, all reference on this discussion board to officials' crews who are either male or female or both male and female (that could open up a whole different thread) shall be as such:
"Two Human Being Crew", or
"Three Human Being Crew".
There. That ought to settle it.
After it catches on here it ought to show up in the Officials' Manual in a year or so.

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by Freddy

This is getting a little out of hand.

I wouldn't call one comment, from one person out of hand.

He's just stirring the pot.......

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by grunewar

He's just stirring the pot.......

Shucks, I didn't know I was that transparent.
Oh, I know. I forgot to add the

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Freddy

Thus "man" can mean "male" or "human being."

Man (Noun): A human regardless of sex or age; a person.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

I know female officials who still call it '3-man'.

Are they sexist?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by observer

One of the 1st things I learned is don't call it "3-man",
it's "3-person"

One of the first things I learned was to follow the pivot foot.