I understand what you are saying (BTW, I am a Hawk, so every time I see your name, I think of our coach
). I am, I suppose, "Game Management." I have a lot of authority at our school. True, I probably shouldn't throw him out, but when he gets that personal to a referee, I feel I should step in. This coach was HIGHLY out of line. There were two technicals against his team early in the first quarter (1 on a player, 1 on a coach). He was being highly un-sporstman like, and did not deserve to be called a coach. BTW, let me give you a more clear definition of what I would of done. Keep in mind, the scorer's booth was to the right of the coach, so I was about 3 feet away:
Coach gets in to the Ref's face:
Me: "Coach, you have two options. Sit down, or get out."
If he didn't get out...
"Coach, I'm going to find the police officer and have you escorted out."
If he did...
"You need to sit the rest of the game."
Matthew