Telling Teams Direction They Are Going?

[BatteryPowered]

I have had this happen several times. I have just got into the habit of moving the the division line and hold the ball on the side that we should be going. If asked which way we are going by ANY player, I just answer with the color...Something like "It's blue's ball."

[Rich]

Originally Posted by BatteryPowered

I have had this happen several times. I have just got into the habit of moving the the division line and hold the ball on the side that we should be going. If asked which way we are going by ANY player, I just answer with the color...Something like "It's blue's ball."

We are not obligated to help a team with a trick play.

I point and give a color to both teams at the start of every quarter or half. Why would I avoid doing so just so a team can run something that will likely bring me trouble?

Thankfully, I've had one team tell me they're doing this in the last 20 years and the defense didn't buy it for a second.

[deecee]

Originally Posted by Rich

We are not obligated to help a team with a trick play.

I point and give a color to both teams at the start of every quarter or half. Why would I avoid doing so just so a team can run something that will likely bring me trouble?

Thankfully, I've had one team tell me they're doing this in the last 20 years and the defense didn't buy it for a second.

Except when I coached and my first game coming out of halftime I told my inbounder to let the official know we know which way we were going. We had everything down to a tee. Except the inbounding official that told the defense at least 5 times which way they were going and that we were lined up on the wrong side of the court. I was more surprised that I didn't get a T after that.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by deecee

Except when I coached and my first game coming out of halftime I told my inbounder to let the official know we know which way we were going. We had everything down to a tee. Except the inbounding official that told the defense at least 5 times which way they were going and that we were lined up on the wrong side of the court. I was more surprised that I didn't get a T after that.

Good for that official.

[deecee]

Originally Posted by Rich

Good for that official.

Those would have been my teams first 2 points of the game

[Rich]

Originally Posted by deecee

Those would have been my teams first 2 points of the game

Did you drink heavily after games?

[referee99]

Starting a Period:
1. The throw-in to start the second, thrid, and fourth quarters and any extra period shall be administered by the Referee at the division line opposite the table.
2. Indicate color and direction, designate the throw-in spot, sound the whistle to alert players that play is about to begin, place the ball at the thrower's disposal.

[Indianaref]

I too have had several teams try this, mostly AAU stuff. The team that tries it always ended up losing the game, usually pretty bad. It just tells me they trying to pull every trick in the book and the coach always has a behavior problem.

[deecee]

Originally Posted by Indianaref

I too have had several teams try this, mostly AAU stuff. The team that tries it always ended up losing the game, usually pretty bad. It just tells me they trying to pull every trick in the book and the coach always has a behavior problem.

Why is this a behavior problem? It's just strategy and preparing your players to understand game situations.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by deecee

Why is this a behavior problem? It's just strategy and preparing your players to understand game situations.

He's not calling *this* a behavior problem. It is, however, highly correlated with coaches who do have behavior problems.

Note, those behavior problems are shared between the coaches and their players, most of the time.

[RookieDude]

Originally Posted by referee99

...sound the whistle to alert players that play is about to begin...

...there it is...

[brainbrian]

If the players are lined up in the "wrong" direction where does the lead official go? Does he go stand under the "wrong" basket?

[deecee]

Originally Posted by brainbrian

If the players are lined up in the "wrong" direction where does the lead official go? Does he go stand under the "wrong" basket?

I think you have answered your own question. That would make him the trail wouldn't it?

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by deecee

I think you have answered your own question. That would make him the trail wouldn't it?

What good is the Lead doing at the other end of the court looking at an empty lane?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

What good is the Lead doing at the other end of the court looking at an empty lane?

Where's the action going to be?