When You Get Hit......

[bunkermaster10]

Wondering what most people do when they are playing speed ball and get hit w/ a clear break w/ refs.

Where I play usualy you keep playing untill refs call you out or you get gogged or something thats tottally obvious. But When playing rec most people call themselves out honestly usually.

[Derman2k]

Rec I call myself, just cuz i'm that kinda guy and i'm friends with the refs... makes it easier on them

Tournaments I wait til the ref pulls my band

[FreakBaller12]

rec i usually call myself out, soemtimes i just wait a lil and shoot some more shots

[shartley]

I do not play in tournaments, but play all styles. And I ALWAYS call myself out. That is a no brainer.

The true test of character is doing the right thing no matter whether you are seen or not.

[Fred]

if i get hit the first thing i do is get behind cover, then have a ref check me if I can't see the spot where i felt the hit (mask, back, sides, shoulders...)... if i'm out, i'm out. it happens 50% of the time, if it doesn't, i'm not playing hard enough.

edit added: if i see it break on me, duh, I'm calling myself out and leaving the field. I expect my opponents to show me the same courtesy.

---Fred

[Crime Dog]

What Sam says.

I don't understand why someone would continue to play during a tournament and just wait for a ref to pull the band.

If you know you've been hit, then be a man of integrity and call yourself out. What happened to fair play? I've even been known to call myself even for bounces. Why? Because the way I see it, it's not the opponent's fault the ball didn't break. If you're good enough to hit me, then I'd better be fair enough to call myself out...break or not sometimes. Granted, I don't ALWAYS go that far...but sometimes, I do.

I believe it's fairly black and white that if you know you've got a break on you...then you should be man enough to call yourself out.

[Torbo]

I've even been known to call myself even for bounces. Why? Because the way I see it, it's not the opponent's fault the ball didn't break

lol, how do you do in tourneys?

anyway, yea i call myself out if its obvious. If i cant tell if it broke i call a ref over to check me. That way you wont accientally call yourself out, but you wont get called for playing on either.

[-=Squid=-]

I dont cheat, but I also dont immediately call myself out. 90% of the time I call paint check, because you never know what the refs might see it as. I was hit all big and clear, and the ref wiped it ... For me, it just depends.

[pbguy888]

Originally posted by Crime Dog
I don't understand why someone would continue to play during a tournament and just wait for a ref to pull the band.

From my experiences, you dont look down to see if you're hit. Everythings so fast that if its not an obvouse hit(gogged or the like) you let the ref do his job and you consintrate on your jon.

[Derman2k]

Originally posted by Crime Dog
What Sam says.

I don't understand why someone would continue to play during a tournament and just wait for a ref to pull the band.

If you know you've been hit, then be a man of integrity and call yourself out. What happened to fair play? I've even been known to call myself even for bounces. Why? Because the way I see it, it's not the opponent's fault the ball didn't break. If you're good enough to hit me, then I'd better be fair enough to call myself out...break or not sometimes. Granted, I don't ALWAYS go that far...but sometimes, I do.

I believe it's fairly black and white that if you know you've got a break on you...then you should be man enough to call yourself out.

And if I think it broke on my back.. you expect me to call myself out? no, i'm going to wait for a ref to pull my band if it did. if its blatantly obvious, ie gog, hand, chest... somewhere i can see i will call myself out, but not if its somewhere i can't see

[shartley]

Originally posted by Derman2k


And if I think it broke on my back.. you expect me to call myself out? no, i'm going to wait for a ref to pull my band if it did. if its blatantly obvious, ie gog, hand, chest... somewhere i can see i will call myself out, but not if its somewhere i can't see

I have had this happen... and what I do is YELL for a PAINT CHECK.

It isn't that hard............

[Tyger]

You're missing something from your poll.

"Check to see if the ball broke"?

Just makes sense.

-Tyger

[*captain_cox*37]

Originally posted by Crime Dog
What happened to fair play? I've even been known to call myself even for bounces. Why? Because the way I see it, it's not the opponent's fault the ball didn't break. If you're good enough to hit me, then I'd better be fair enough to call myself out

I mean I am all for fair play but that is going to far. I dont expect anyone else to actually leave their team one man down when the ball didnt even break. Just call a paint check or wait for the ref to see it and call u out. You dont have to wipe but seems like that would just make ur teamtates mad. Maybe I dont know ur friend though.

[Barfly]

What do I do when I get shot?

I cry like a baby, but that is only when I get caught for wiping. j/k

[SpongeBobSquarePants]

Well unless it is very obvious IE I got gogged, or I can see it without looking for it. Other wise if I feel a hit in my leg I will say "Ref, check me leg." Until the ref acknowledges me. I then will continue playing until he pulls me. Trust me looking for hits on you almost always put you in the line of fire. Unless I'm playing rec ball then I will just call my self out.