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Originally Posted by Snaqwells
No, I got the analogy, and words can't describe how inappropriate it is. Taking an insult is nothing like taking a bullet. To even compare the two is insulting to Medal of Honor winners, who did a hell of a lot more than take an insult to get that award.
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We're on a bb forum, try to keep your focus on that! It was used as an example, not a matter of fact, some referees are wound way too tight!
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He didn't call it because he didn't want to "decide the game." He allowed the coach to question his integrity without consequence. Who cares? It's 10 year old boys. What would happen to a hs coach or a college coach is beyond irrelevant. Making that comment is beyond the pale, it's beyond an emotional outburst. It's a coach using an emotional moment as an excuse to verbally attack an official and accuse him of a personal bias. HS and college coaches know better, so he wouldn't have to worry about it at that level.
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This is where I think you all need to take a step back. You have admitted that if this was a higher level game, you would have just given a warning, but since it's a lower level game, you call it differently. My position is why call a game 2 different ways, depending on what level you're working. If it's a technical at the lower level, then it's a technical at the higher level. Also, you are completely naive if you think this type of communications doesn't occur at the upper levels. It might even be worse at the upper levels because more is at stake. My position is to develop your tolerance level so that it's the same, no matter what lever you are working.
If you feel that this comment was a direct attack on your character. You need to get out more. Believe me, it gets much worse than that. Have you ever heard somebody say things in the heat of battle that they wish they didn't say? If you have ever coach a competitive game of bb, you will know that there are times when you say things out of emotion of the moment that you wish you didn't. And I just don't mean saying things that are out of line to the officials. BB is an emotional sport and as officials, we can't be emotional too, we can't get caught up in the heat of the moment. Being a good official requires balance in everything we do on the court, including dealing with emotions. I know that the majority of you disagree with this position. What this tells me is the majority of you will remain where you are at, because you think it's all about you. How did the one poster say it. "You let the coach insult
YOU in front of everyone and get away with it. You just keep calling technicals everytime a coach says something to you that you don't like and see how far that takes you.