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Originally Posted by BillyMac
Just like we have some poor "game management" officials, we also have some poor "game management" coaches that end up being ejected despite the best "game management" practices of the best "game management" officials.
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Officials have gotten better at "game management", so have many coaches.
Back when I was starting, not only were there "old school" officials who would purposely get into arguments with coaches with the intent to eventually eject them, but there were also many "old school"coaches who spent a considerable amount of time during the game, starting with the jump ball toss, "working" officials. They thought it was expected of them, as did their players, athletic directors, principals, parents, and fans, a normal part of their job.
But that's become, for the most part, thank God, a "lost art". Some, a few, still do it, but most interscholastic coaches spend most of their time during the game actually "coaching" their players, and only challenge officials for, what they consider to be, egregious calls.
Unfortunately, they often react to these egregious calls in egregious ways, resulting in technical fouls.
Instead of the "slow burn", "death by a thousand cuts", of "ancient times", it's become a "flash fire", "knife to the heart" situation.