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Originally posted by johnnyrao
2) We had a team control foul in the third quarter. Unfortunately the visiting coach had never heard of the new rule and earned a technical from one of my partners for acting like a maniac because he did not get a one and one
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You mean one of those veteran officials couldn't talk this coach out of a T?
It seems a good strong explanation of the new rule would have shut the coach up before he went into the maniac mode.
It doesn't have to be long and drawn out...somethnig like, "New rule this year coach, has to do with Team Control". If the coach wants to know more and you don't feel like explaining it all...just tell him you can explain it later when it won't hold up the game. (i.e. Time-out, Between quarters...you might even ask the other coach if s/he wants an explanation at the same time.)
Off topic...sidenote to zebraman:
Hey Kevin,
did ya see the article in Sports Illustrated on your west side boy from Snohomish...Jon Brockman? (Univ. of Washington)
I had the good fortune to officiate one of his H.S. games last spring...that guy is a class act.