Forum: Basketball
Mon Aug 17, 2020, 12:42pm
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Replies: 43
Views: 3,530
Arthritis ...
Turns out that it isn't the bone spur that's causing me my ankle pain, it's the arthritis under my right ankle. My new foot/ankle orthopedic specialist fitted me with an ankle brace that he believes...
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Forum: Basketball
Sat Aug 15, 2020, 01:18pm
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Replies: 43
Views: 3,530
Upstairs, Downstairs ...
Hold onto the railing. Better yet, take the elevator. Wait ... I'm being told ... COVID ??? Never mind ...
Don't take the elevator, take the escalator.
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Forum: Basketball
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 04:14pm
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Replies: 43
Views: 3,530
Peripheral Vision ...
Today was the one day during the week when I venture out of my secret underground COVID shelter to hunt and gather food. Of course, to protect others, and possibly myself, I wore my surgical mask,...
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Forum: Basketball
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 12:32pm
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Replies: 43
Views: 3,530
That Works ...
Thanks LRZ. Didn't understand that the first time through, does it mean that the whistle stays under the mask when the official "drops" the whistle? If so, sounds good (no pun intended), and would do...
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Forum: Basketball
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 11:54am
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Replies: 43
Views: 3,530
Choices, Choices, Choices ...
With the two large "whistle masks" that we've seen in this thread (not the small "whistle pouch"), it seems that it would be difficult for the official to remove the whistle from one's mouth to...
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Forum: Basketball
Fri Aug 07, 2020, 10:56am
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Replies: 43
Views: 3,530
Whistle While You Work ...
The Pouch is best used with a Fox 40 Classic Cushioned Mouth Grip ...
While many love the Fox 40 Classic Cushioned Mouth Grip, I've tried it several times and for some reason I chew the soft...
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Forum: Basketball
Wed Jul 29, 2020, 05:27pm
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Replies: 43
Views: 3,530
Fox 40 Protective Pouch ...
A Forum member buddy of mine with intimate knowledge of the WNBA and NBA sent me this photo of the whistle "spittle bag" we've been discussing.
I can't find it anywhere on the internet, so I...
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Forum: Basketball
Wed Jul 29, 2020, 04:20pm
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Replies: 43
Views: 3,530
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother ...
I also did both, and I also loved coaching for reasons similar to yours, but after over twenty years of doing both I figured out that I loved officiating more.
The only way one could get me to...
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Forum: Basketball
Wed Jul 29, 2020, 01:02pm
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Replies: 43
Views: 3,530
Got A Basketball Jones, Oh Baby, Oo-Oo-Ooo ...
I was just assigned to my board's rookie mechanics training and evaluation committee. If that seems to satisfy my need to keep some skin in the officiating game, I may also be ready to get off the...
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Forum: Basketball
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 04:10pm
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Replies: 43
Views: 3,530
We're In This Together ...
I believe that LRZ is referring to the fact that while this spittle bag will reduce droplets from a sounded whistle it won't stop droplets coming from the nose or mouth of an official who is simply...
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Forum: Basketball
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 03:14pm
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Replies: 43
Views: 3,530
Spittle Bag ...
It doesn't.
This "spittle bag" just prevents the official from forcibly spraying possibly virus containing respiratory droplets several feet away (possibly more than six feet) when the whistle is...
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Forum: Basketball
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 09:17am
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Replies: 43
Views: 3,530
Whistle Bags ...
Seek and you will find. (Matthew 7:7)
https://tse2.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIF.bP8%2bXPfsPjOdhHCONRDERA&pid=Api&P=0&w=242&h=162
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Forum: Basketball
Mon Jul 27, 2020, 11:48am
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Replies: 43
Views: 3,530
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Forum: Basketball
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 12:25pm
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Replies: 43
Views: 3,530
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Forum: Basketball
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 10:23am
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Replies: 43
Views: 3,530
Fox 40 Whistle Mask ...
https://fox40shopusa.com/collections/whistle-mask-1
https://fox40shopusa.com/collections/whistle-mask-1/products/fox-40-whistle-mask
Better buy a few now before officials start hoarding them...
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