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Originally Posted by williebfree
I would have went over and told him I heard enough.
You can help them, force them to focus on their players... Warn and Whack. Simple concept. I used to think giving more and more rope was the right thing, but experience has taught me "the sooner you take care of bidness" the better it will be for everyone.
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If you are using the warn and whack method keep 2 things in mind: Using the language "if you continue then I'll T you up" lets a player or coach know they've gotten away with technical foul worthy behavior already. It also makes them feel like you are threatening them with the rules of the game... players and coaches at high levels know the rules and know what will draw a T.
We use the technical foul call to keep the game in control. Preventative officiating is a great tool but when something is done or said that warrants a T then the result should be a T 99.9% of the time. Threatening with a T doesn't give us the control that a real T does.
If we say "easy coach" or if we give the capt a brief heads up about player or coach behavior early on, I would argue that is all the warning we need to give.
Did I rant? Does this apply more to the intramurals I'm used to or do you all agree?