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Originally Posted by Flexbelt83
First ever basketball ejection for me. Just looking for some feedback on whether I handled this correctly or if there are things I could have done differently.
Coach is complaining and yelling, of course, after the stop sign 1 min. earlier. Gets his first. I immediately go across court and partner starts administering FT's. Coach is still going nuts, yelling, "terrible!" and "awful!" I know that after giving the first, you should get away and your partner should come in and try to help out, but it all happened so fast, there was no window. He continues his loud tirade with "you suck" and he gets his second, from me as well.
I know I am justified by rule to whack him for that statement, but where my question really lies is, how much of a leash do some of you give to the coach AFTER a technical, because they are obviously upset. I took a few statements from him but that latter comment put me over my threshhold. Should I have waited for my partner to get it?
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Imho, you did right by issuing the first technical foul after you warned the coach.
When you said that you went across the court, I am assuming that you went to the division line, opposite side for the ensuing throw-in, which I am believe is the right thing to do given that this location is away from the coach.
After a coach gets a technical foul from me, I will let him continue for a short short period of time (about a couple of seconds perhaps). I consider this to be part of the ranting that earned him the first technical foul. However, it is often a feel thing.
Having said that, if you're going to issue a technical foul for accumlated bu11$h!t, you can diffuse the situation by waiting until the coach is done giving his tirade before you call the technical foul. (Or, almost done the tirade.)
This is opposite to calling the TF immediately, when the coach still has this fuming horns on. If the coach is still venting, then calling TF right away will only infuriate him more, possibly causing him to continue the tirade and more intense too. It looks weird, imho, if you T a guy right away, then let him go for another 10 seconds without a T. There's no diffusing element here.
I also think that your P should have had the 2nd TF. And don't be afraid to let him grab it if you have double whistles.
Edit: I saw this mechanic watching a college game. I have since used it twice (once in college and once for a HS game) and it worked like a charm both times. Coach is giving me the business verbally. I let a comment go to give him the benefit of the doubt, but he keeps going. I whistled the play dead, with no signal. Everyone is quiet, including said coach. I run to the foul reporting area. I signal technical foul on the tirade coach. He doesn't say a thing.