Clark,
It sounds like you did just fine. Some may say that they would have issued the T earlier, but it is hard to tell since we weren't there and YOU and your partner were. It does sound like a little earlier could have been justified though from the amount of conversation you and your partner had about the home coach. That much talk about him tells me that he was detracting from the game.
You definitely need to take care of business, but you don't want to go looking for him. He made it easy for you the way it worked out.
It is hard to give an average number for this. I'd guess 1 per every 10 games, but it truly depends on the area, the coaches, and your tolerance.
PS White Pine at Needles?
PPS Welcome to the club!
[Edited by Nevadaref on Jan 30th, 2005 at 05:07 AM]