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Originally posted by SMEngmann
I had a VB game featuring a school for the deaf visiting another team. The coach was also deaf and had trouble speaking clearly. Close game in the 3rd quarter, I call a foul. Coach obviously wants to address me and signals for a time-out. I grant the TO and am willing to listen. He comes out, starts waving his arms demonstrably and basically yelling at me. I can't understand what he's saying but I hear the word "see" and the word "blind" somewhat clearly, and the coach covered his eyes with his hands. I call him for a technical foul. I write down my explanation and he said he was trying to say, "How can you see that from behind." I didn't buy it and the gyrations included with the confrontational approach, plus the hand signal to block the eyes got him the T.
My question, what, if any penalty would you assess here, and if anyone else has dealt with a deaf school before, how'd you handle the communication?
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I had a tournament this past weekend where we had nothing but deaf schools.
Of course we had interpreters, but you can tell to a point what they are saying.
I "T" up a coach and a player this weekend, the player was for trying to hit another player, but the coach was for the way he was "addressing" me and my partner.
He was deaf as well, therefore not being able to speak well. He had signaled for me to come over there, much like yours did, the other team had called time out. When I got there he started "screaming" stomping his foot. I tryed to get him to calm down which he didn't, so I gave him what he wanted. I later got the oppurtunity to ask what he had said with his hand, and let's just say he deserved more than the "T".