Had a 1st last night

[Zoochy]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Why not just say, "Hold your spots."? That should have stopped them in their tracks. I've heard many other officials say that. I don't know why they say it, they just do. Kind of like saying, "Let it hit the rim", before a free throw.

Jump Ball- What if you say "Hold your spots" and they legally move? Do you call a violation?
Free Throw- What if you say "Don't move until it hits" and they move into the paint area. Or move backwards behind another player? Do you call a violation?

That is why you do not tell them to '"Hold your spots" on a Jump ball.
HokiePaul has a better phrase, "Pick a spot".

[Adam]

I don't say anything. I blow the whistle, step in, and toss the ball after I spit my whistle out.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Adam

I don't say anything. I blow the whistle, step in, and toss the ball after I spit my whistle out.

My long lost twin.

[Eugenia]

This is a tricky one. I believe the no call is correct because in the case study books it states a player can more around the cirlce when more they are at least 3 feet away from the center circle. The coach read the casebook and applied the loop hole...we will probably see this disconnect corrected in future rule books because this is clearly a distraction and a potential safty hazard to everyone on the floor. Wow...good one! Thanks

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Zoochy

Free Throw- What if you say "Don't move until it hits" and they move into the paint area. Or move backwards behind another player? Do you call a violation?

Yes

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Adam

Yes

It's the old hit the backboard first, and then the rim, trick. Oldest trick in the book.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Zoochy

Jump Ball- What if you say "Hold your spots" and they legally move? Do you call a violation? Free Throw- What if you say "Don't move until it hits" and they move into the paint area. Or move backwards behind another player? Do you call a violation?

I was being sarcastic. We have guys who say things like this, and worse.

[Zoochy]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I was being sarcastic. We have guys who say things like this, and worse.

Sorry, I didn't pick up that you were sarcastic.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I was being sarcastic. We have guys who say things like this, and worse.

Boy I am glad you admitted to that because you had be almost have a heart attack.

MTD, Sr.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Zoochy

Sorry, I didn't pick up that you were sarcastic.

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

Boy I am glad you admitted to that because you had be almost have a heart attack.

Maybe I should Skype my posts so that you could hear the tone of my voice, and see my facial expression. I don't do smilies, and good Forum members don't use the blue font method.

[Toren]

Originally Posted by REFANDUMP

Working a girls varsity game as U1 in a 3 person crew. We got ready to start the game and the visiting team players outside the jump circle start running counterclockwise in a circle about 6' outside the jump circle. We were startled for a minute waiting for them to set, and the coach started hollering "let's go". We tossed the ball, they won the tap and off we went.
After the game, we questioned whether this was legal or not, but determined it was, as all players were not within 3' of the circle. Has anyone else seen this before, and do you agree that this is legal ??

Only problem I see is the coach hollering "let's go".

We start when we're ready, not when you're ready.