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Originally posted by rainmaker
I agree with you in principle, but I've been told precisely the opposite by a number of people. So I'm trying out different things to get to the point of "what works for me." How do I decide when a T will make the game better and when it won't? I thought in this case it wouldn't and I didn't give it, and the rest of the game went fine.

Personally, I would be a lot quicker to the T, except for the advice and example of a number of people in our association who have found other mechanisms to keeep the coach "on-task".

Juulie--

"What works for me" is different for everyone. I can do things that many others cannot and there are lots of techniques that other officials use effectively that have been disasters for me. What works is learned by trail and error. Try a couple of things with coaches who have different personalities and see what happens.

I absolutely believe that "when in Rome..." If the people who are in charge want you to look for other ways out of situations, then by all means look for alternative solutions, but don't let them abuse you.