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Originally Posted by Boiler14
Other than the OP, no one else has mentioned if this has happened to them during a game. It hasn't happened to me. One may think they may react in a situation like this but until the time comes no one really knows.
Example: Team A up by 10 with about two minutes left in the game. They lose the big lead on a press by Team B and now there is 10 seconds left in the game. Game is tied (or within a point or two either way) and Team A's coach calls TO and goes off in one of the tirades described in this thread toward his team.
If you really are going to call it when a team is down 20 you better call it now. It is possible that some of you may very well do so (and, yes, I know what the rules say)...but I would believe you are a minority.
I agree there is no room in the game for it. I'm a varsity coach in a different sport and it isn't tolerated from me or my players. However, a coach may very well be using that language in the huddle in a nine inch voice where you can't hear it and that is just as bad.
Anyway, if anyone has called it, please speak up and tell us how things transpired afterwards.
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Had it happen and didn't know what to do. I will be honest. I walked over to talk to partners to try and pretend I didn't hear it.
What I did was I went and talked to the coach after the timeout and explained to him that this was unacceptable. If he did it again it would be a Technical. He understood and appreciated me letting him know it was wrong. If you just blast the coach while he's already irrate and talking to his players, you might need security afterwards. I would suggest giving the coach a warning and letting him know you can hear him before enforcing the T and potentially taking the game from him. In a crowded gym with a lot of fans you can't hear it and it's not a problem, but when there's only a few fans, you can hear everything. Including the fans who can be far worst and direct there insults right at you.
AAU address this as unacceptable in there rules long time ago.