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Originally posted by Nevadaref
When I first came to Nevada I did. But now that the coaches know that I don't tolerate that stuff, and I have convinced a number of my colleagues to be the same way, the behavior has improved so much at most of my games that I rarely have to give Ts now.
I actually have two so far this season. One on a coach from CA and the other on a player from CO.
I am convinced that if officials would stop warning for everything, quit letting stuff slide, and just penalize the poor behavior, it would stop. Well, maybe not stop, but certainly it would be drastically reduced.
They will continue to do what you allow. What kind of environment would you like to officiate in? You do have some control over that.
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I agree with this 100% but, IMO, not doing this is the current way of society. If we all followed something like this it would eventually be better for the game. This is even more difficult when some states allow the coaches to dictate, to some extent, how far officials go into the postseason or how many games they get in years to come. If sportsmanship is going to be a POE we need to take it seriously.
Winterwillie, sometimes I dream about reffing someplace like you do. Then I wake up. Getting validation from players is a nice thought but they will lie to the bitter end. A lot, not all, players never think they do anything wrong.