Good Sayings/Philosophies
 

What are some of your favorite sayings/philosophies toward officiating??

Ex:

- Assistant Coaches are pencil pushers (in context of only speaking to the HC).
- Position is the key to making the call, not judgement.
- and so on....

Don't suck.

"It is not what you call, it is what you communicate."

Peace

You Asked For It ...
 

You are where you were until you get where you're going. (player location)
Must have something in and nothing out. (returning inbounds)
Last to touch, first to touch. (backcourt)
Fumble, dribble, fumble. (legal)
Dribble, fumble, dribble (illegal)
Must sit a tick, don’t have to play a tick. (substitution)
There's a difference between being tripped, and tripping. (foul, no foul)
Over the back isn't, on the back is. (no foul, foul)
Accidental isn't always incidental. (contact)
Redirect, impede, displace, dislodge (illegal post play)
Rhythm, speed, balance, quickness (hand-checking foul)
Pass, shoot, start a dribble, or request a timeout. (player with ball on floor)
White, black, beige or school color. (headbands, wristbands, sleeves)
When in doubt, don't be. (call it only if you’re sure)
When the ball is dead, we must be alive. (timeout mechanics)
Prevent if we can, enforce if we must. (three seconds)
Answer questions, not statements. (communication with coaches)
Bounce when you can, hand when you must. (throw-in)
Don’t be a ball watcher. (officiate your primary)
Move to improve. (court coverage)
Anticipate the play, not the call. (be patient)

Credit Ed Hightower with this one
 

"Be in control of the game without controlling the game."

"Call it both ways, ref!"
 

"I can only call it one way at a time."

Awesome Billy!

"The new normal."
Wait, you said "toward officiating."
Never mind.
This.

A great pre-game..."Don't **** up."

That looked like a foul/violation, but if my partner can't call it from there, no way can I call it from here, and I really shouldn't have been looking over there anyway.

I'm torn. Monty Python - The Philosophers' Song - YouTube

maybe World Forum - YouTube

or perhaps The Philosophers' Football Match - YouTube

If you believe 'em when they tell you "good job", you gotta believe 'em when they tell you "you suck".

Dont trouble, trouble.

Least fav: Thats my area.

"Coach, everytime you complain about 3 seconds, I lose count and have to restart"

This one can cause quite a stir depending on who you say it to! I used it to a coach who believed he was the Gods gift to coaching. He didn't understand and demanded an explanation. I told him I would speak to him during a dead ball if he had questions. The dumbass took a time out and used the whole minute *****ing about my no calling a 3 second violation and my response to him.

His loss I guess.

Don't call something you can't explain!!!! :) (pre-game)

I should have used a smiley face, ofcourse, you would never want to say this to a coach.

I have heard officials say that to a coach and it worked to shut them up. I am not sure that I would use "never" in this situation. ;)

Peace