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Blindzebra, in 10 years officiating I have yet to throw a coach out. That is 0 coaches tossed! I rarely even give coaches Ts. So I think what I'm saying works.
Hawkscoach, your suggested conversation with a coach is the maximum I would do.
ref: "coach, you must remain seated for the rest of the game"
coach: "what did I do to deserve a T?" or "c,mon that wasn't something he/she should have T'd me up for"
ref: "OK coach, if my partner decides to and gets a chance he/she will explain it to you"
How long would that take, 10 seconds? Then they see my back. If a T is warranted, what could a coach possibly be saying that we should be listening to? Really, can someone give me an example of what a coach could say to me after my partner gives the coach a T the coach deserves? I think we have to start giving these coaches more credit. They know what they are doing and they know what officials are weak and what officials are strong. During other parts of the game I will talk, I stress talk, to a coach all the time. We are a team. A member of our team gives a coach a T and the immediate information that coach needs is "coach you must remain seated for the rest of the game." Anything else is extra and part of our game management should be to remain a crew and stay on the same page. I would really like someone to tell me what the purpose of extra conversation would be. If the coach is going to do something to get a second T then so be it. I haven't had this happen to me so I will do what works for me. And it does work well.
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