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Originally Posted by Daryl H. Long
I can't say things much better than JR. We are hired to do a job so do it when warranted. Some player behavior can be taken care of with the coaches assistance but most I take care of myself.
I guess I make a distiction between general whining and someone telling me to blow my whistle. When the former happens I will immediately address the matter (not always the same way). The latter is not acceptable and no warning given.
I accept the fact that some of you try to involve the coach but lets face it, not all situations warrant that. As Dan_Ref said, the whining should have been taken care of 2 1/2 quarters earlier. Maybe then the T would never have happened. I have observed many officials over the years and in almost every case those who believed as Ron Ref did that neither the whining nor the toot your whistle outburst warranted a T, the number of T's they have given collectively in their carreers is miniscule. Additionally, thier games are very stressful and the more difficult rating I place on those game is due to officials not doing their jobs efficiently.
I have seen many D1 refs who I have evaluated or scouted who are not of that calibre and were way above their heads when it came to officiating at that level. They got there because of who they know and not on ability. I have seen other D1 refs who can boast of few T's because they take care of the little things so the big ones are less likely to happen.
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As I stated earlier there are many ways to deal with game management issues. Just because we take care of these issues in different ways doesn't mean either one of us is right or wrong. We all bring different talents to the officiating table. Some may use the technical foul and that works for them, some may like to be more proactive and use the coach/captain to resolve problems, whatever works for you. I also understand that we all have difference levels of tolerance for this type of behavior and there can't be an absolute rule when to whack and when not to whack the player or coach.