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I guess I need to clarify myself.
I NEVER pass on Admin, or other items that are auto T's. In fact last night I had a girl reach through and bat away an ball during the inbound, but that is another story.
And, I will hit a coach when he is overly demonstrative and acting the fool. I just hate to do it, seems to be a huge waste of time and it punishes the players, not him/her. It is the chirping I let go, and I know I let it go too far.
Having said that, I did whack a coach last night in my second and last MS game of the year.
Actually I couldn't believe I did it, but I think the guy was just not going to stop.
He had been working us all game, all 6 minutes of it so far. I was trail over by the bench side. Scrum in the corner, ball goes OOB, other team gets the ball. He is up that was terrible, you need to carry your partner, etc. Gave him the hand and told him it was enough. Next play, his girl steals the ball and travels. He is in my ear again, this time it is about how I am not calling anything and I should learn how to use my whistle. Whack. I won't take that at the Varsity level, I am not going to take it from some has-been jock who thinks this is the NBA.
I admin the tosses and go to take the ball out and he is still stalking the sideline. I motion to my partner and and ask him if he is going to sit him down. He walks over and a long conversation takes place. We get in at the half and I ask what went on, apparently he didn't think it was right that we were going to make him sit, because we were already "taking the game" from his kids. Classic.
Then I pulled a Dave. 3rd q his girl reaches over the base line and slaps the ball. I call the T and go over to the table. This coach and his asst are telling my partner the ball was over the line and their girl did nothing wrong. My partner came in strong and backed me up. He told them I called it so it must not have been over. The ASSt. tells him, "how could you tell that you were back here?"
Having heard enough, I looked at him as I walked back by "Well if he couldn't see it back here, and you were sitting 5 feet away from him how could you see it?" Logic triumphs again.
Didn't hear a peep the rest of the game.
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