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Originally posted by ref18
I tend to officiate more on the side of caution, if i think there is a remote possibility i will regret not T'ing up a coach, he's gonna get whacked 
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I disagree....an NCAA evaluator spoke at a camp I went to a couple years ago. One of the things I remember most from his speech was "try to have your errors be errors of omission". I think that applies well to T'ing coaches.
Although T's are supposed to be "just like any other foul", we all know that in reality, they are not. If I am in doubt about a T, I'm thinking it's better to pass on it. Then again, I have a very well-developed sense of what I will and will not allow, so I haven't had a whole lot of instances where I looked back and wondered about it.
Bottom line is that a T is supposed to make the game better in some way. If I'm not sure about it, I think the probability of it making the game better goes down.
Just my $0.02 (or $0.00002 U.S.)