Nice. However, I raise you with this situation I had last weekend.

Middle School girls, 6th grade, about 3 seconds to go. I'm the L administering on the end line, when my arm completes it's 4th swing a guy in the stands starts screaming, "Why aren't you calling 3 seconds in the key?!?!?!?!" :eek:

You should've replied, "Sorry, I was caught up watching that the thrower-inner didn't move his feet so that I'd have to call 'Travelling.'" :D

Boys' V coach, early this past season: "He's in the lane! He's in the lane! How come you're not calling that????"
Me, at C: "Coach, the ball's still in the backcourt."
Coach: (quiet rest of the game) :o

Yea I agree most coaches are dumb guys and dont know this.

I had the exact same situation in a Varsity game this past season...

Coach: "Look at him! He's camping in there! Why aren't you calling 3 seconds?!!?"

Me: "Coach, I got a 10 second count going here. Can't do both."

Coach: "Crap! I'm sorry."

Apologized profusely between quarters and didn't say much the rest of the game. Just smiled and told him "no big deal, coach."

Caveat ! ! !
 

Hey, hey there...careful, cowboy. I used to be one.
And some of them really are quite smart.
But that's okay, I'm not sensitive.
Only to the phrase "Don't Be a Plumber about It." :D

Funny you should mention that...

Monday, 8th grade boys game. I'm the T administering on the sideline directly in front of B's bench. A1 shuffles his feet and moves maybe 6-12 inches. The coach starts yelling, "He's travelling!!!!!!!!!! Call it!!!!!!"

After the ball is inbounded, I call a foul on B1, walk towards the table with the coaching staring at me with a, "WTF" look on his face. I say, "Coach, there's no travelling or dribbling rules during a throw in, I'll show you the book after the game if you want." Coach looked at me even more puzzled than before. All I could do was laugh inside.

Why are people surprised that someone coaching an 8th grade rec team (or any rec team for that matter) doesn't know the rules? They probably have never read (or seen) the rule books.

Just a thought but the one reason I can think of for IAABO delaying a return to the table-side mechanic has to do as much with us as the coaches. Some folks in stripes just can't shut up, especially the ones who should get into the book more often. When you combine that with coaches who can't shut up *and* have shaky rules knowledge nothing good can happen.

My enjoyable call from a long time ago: I'm the L in a two-man crew. A1 is in the lane, puts up a shot, misses everything and grabs the rebound.

As the ball touches his hands I start preparing for B's coach to yell for a travel....which he does (actually, he started yelling "That's a self-pass!").

The T came when he lost it after A1 hit the put-back and was fouled.