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Originally Posted by jeffpea
Here's how I would ask him about it: "Charlie, what happened on that T?"...(listen to his explaination to understand what the real problem was - rather than what he may have perceived)..."Do you think there is anything we could have done as a crew to avoid the T?"...(listen some more)....then suggest a possible solution in the form of a question....i.e. "What do you think would have happened if we just administered the ball quickly? Do you think the coach would have moved a few steps back into the coaching box and started coaching his team?....
In this situation, you can't TELL someone they should have done something different, you have to SELL them....iow, they have to convince themselves (with a little help from you) that there is another solution.
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Can you explain how you go from a singular situation that one official determined was enough to earn a technical to living in France...no, really. Give me an example of a situation where the crew could do something to prevent a coach or player from earning a T. Right now, your scenario sounds nice, is well said, but smells a little like BS because players and coaches earn technical fouls on their own. Mistakes are made all the time, but that doesn't mean there should be a reaction worthy of a technical foul. So I don't see how a crew could do something to avoid a T just like a crew can't do something to keep little Johnny from turning the ball over.