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Telling Teams Direction They Are Going?
As referees, are we obligated to tell the teams which way are going at the start of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th quarters?
I had an instance where a player came up to me and said, "Hey, I know which way we are going, but we are going to run a trick play." |
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Make sure the defense is at the right end? No. |
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."
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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. |
Er, the mechanics manual might help.
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. |
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.
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Note, those behavior problems are shared between the coaches and their players, most of the time. |
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