I'm Getting Tired Standing Up Here On This Soapbox ...
 

Just about everything is more appropriate than, "Don't move", since, "Don't move", is in direct conflict with the throwin rules.

And It's Always Loaded, And The Safety's Always Off ...
 

Me neither, but it's a weapon that I always have in my holster, and I'm not afraid to use it.

Please Sign My Don't Say "Don't Move" Petition ...
 

Keep saying, "Don't move", over, and over again, along with a few partners that also say it, and eventually a player, or even worse, a coach, will start to believe what they hear. Far fetched? Maybe, but it happened to me in a game:

Let It Hit ???
 

From the content of your many posts, I'm assuming that you're a veteran, experienced, official, working a demanding high school varsity schedule with some pretty good players in the Chicagoland area. Yet, you say that you have to remind them about this basic rule quite often? We seldom have to warn high school varsity players regarding this rule in my little corner of Connecticut.

Why the difference? Do different leagues that you service use different rules, i.e. hybrid NCAA, and NFHS, rules, like the private prep schools in my area? Or are your players just stupider than mine? Maybe your players are so talented that they are already thinking about their college careers, and college rules, whereas, many of my players are wondering where they parked their John Deere tractor in the school's parking lot, or if they remembered to lock up the chickens in the coop for the night.

Seriously, why the difference?

Short term memory problems?

I wouldn't doubt it...I probably have a player, over half the time, ask whose ball it is after a timeout.

Why would I care if a player thinks they cannot move?

Peace

I get asked about once or twice a game that question by a player.

Peace

I get that one, too. Like Jeff, about once or twice a game.

But I never have to deal with the issue of when it's legal to enter the lane except in men's league games. Even then, you tell them once and they know the rest of the game.

It's just an odd rule to have to repeat, IMO.

When The Ball Is Dead, We Must Be Alive (Confucius) ...
 

I really hate it when I get asked this question by my partner.

It's even worse when my partner asks me and I can't remember.

Well I live in a big city area that is influenced heavily by the NBA and other levels. Kids around here can touch many NBA players and come from schools where NBA players currently have played. Actually many high school player play in Pro-Am Leagues over the summer or watch a lot of NBA and I am sure they do what they see. So yes, you have to remind them or you will have very obvious violations. And when you call a violation it is easy to say, "I told you to wait."

Peace

So I Guess That You Won't Be Signing My Petition ...
 

Man. You are one persistent son of a gun. You stick to your guns. You're a pain in the butt, but, good for you. I often wish that I had your confidence. You're still wrong, but you're persistent, and confident. Again, good for you.

It is not about sticking to my guns, I just do not agree with you. You have not said anything that anyone has stated that is in charge or over an organization that I am apart of in any capacity. If you do not want to stay "Don't move" that is fine with me. But you are not in a position to tell me or others what they should or should not say, when it really does not have connotation that you have assumed it does with everyone. I have similar pet peeves but I know they are my pet peeves, not speaking for what others should do. Just like you wearing a belt, it is up to you to decide if that is what you want to do when others thinks it looks silly. And trust me, there are more people that do not want to wear a belt then are upset about this terminology that you seem to be upset or irritated by. I think I have a right to my opinion, it is not about right or wrong.

Peace

Add to your list:
1. Refs don't need to "remind" a coach that they have been issued a 1st warning prior to giving them a second technical foul and subsequent ejection.

2. When a coach asks "how many timeouts do I have?" We refs have no business informing them; that's the responsibility of their ass't coach or score table personnel.