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Old Fri Aug 09, 2013, 05:35pm
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Can We Please Try This Again ???

I contacted my local interpreter, and he has encouraged me to write the "Things Officials Should Probably Not Be Saying In A Game" article, things that officials often, or sometimes, say during a game that do not have any basis in the rules.

Here's the list, so far:

“He wasn't set” (to a coach who is questioning a blocking foul on his player).
"On the floor" (for fouls against players who are not in the act of shooting).
"Don't move" (before a designated spot throwin).
"Hold your spots" (before the jump ball).
"You can't stand behind him" (before a jump ball, to a player who is directly behind an opponent, who are both ten feet off the circle).
"Everybody get behind the division line" (during a free throw for a technical, or intentional, foul).
"Let it hit the rim" (before a free throw).
"Over the back" (on a rebounding foul, it's probably a pushing foul).
"Reaching in" (on a foul against a ball handler, it's probably a holding foul, an illegal use of hands foul, or a hand check foul).
"Coach, you have one timeout left" (when, by rule, we should only be notifying head coaches when their team has been granted its final allowable timeout).
"Sit down" (to a coach who has not been charged with a technical foul).
"You have to take out your earrings" (instead of, "You can't play with earrings").

He has already approved this list, so I'm not asking for any input regarding whether or not, these are things officials should probably not be saying in a game (I really don't want to go through that again), because according to him, officials should not be saying these things in games here in our little corner of Connecticut.

What I am asking for, from my fellow Forum members, is if anyone can think of anything that should be added to the list, again, these are things that officials often, or sometimes, say during a game that do not have any basis in the rules.

I would not mind debating any additional suggested items to the list (although the moderators might disagree with me).

Thanks.
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Last edited by BillyMac; Sat Aug 10, 2013 at 09:53am.
 

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