Thoughts on this one?
Friday night, JV-G game. Home team winning 10+ pts in first half. Home Head coach (who is actually the Varsity Head Coach) is complaining to Official #1 and #2 about every call against Home team. Official #3 calls a shooting foul against the home team and home coach approaches Official #3 to talk. Official #3 asks the coach "What's going on, coach."
She begins to explain and while doing so Official #1 walks across the court about 5 ft away from Official #3 and the coach and says "This is your warning, coach."
Coach, waves her hand and yells "Get back over there. I'm talking to this guy!" This immediately gets some chuckles from the stands. Official #3 waits to see how Official #1 (R) handles this. Official #1 turns around and walks back to the C.
1. How should Official #1 or Official #3 have handled this?
After half time the home team is up 15+ pts. Home coach is not questioning every call and has calmed down.. Later in the 3rd Quarter, Official #3 at the T, tableside ,hears the coach ask the table, "Hey what is the total foul count for both teams.....Not just this half but for the game."
Official #3 runs up the court and comes back and the home coach says, "The foul count is 20-6...........the foul count is 20-6."
Official #3 runs back up the court and comes back. This time the home coach says, "The foul count is 20-6, that's ridiculous".
Official #3, T's her up. Home Asst Coach says "What did he do that for?" Home Coach says "Because I said the foul count was 20-6". She sits down.
2. How should Official #3 have handled this?
After getting the seatbelt, Home Asst coach decides to stand continuously. Official #3 says to the standing coach, "You have to sit down."
Home AC says "I don't have to sit down. She got the technical not ME!"
Official #3 replies, "I'm not going to explain the rules to you, but you also have to take a seat."
3. How should Official #3 have handled this?
Home team ended up winning by 15-20 pts. No more problems from the Home coaches after the T. And yes, I was one of the 3 officials.
