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I'm sorry, but when I use this tactic on my kids, the answer is, invariably, "I'm sorry." It's not teaching them to lie or any of that garbage, it's reinforcing the fact that their tone, words, or behavior is unacceptable.
Do I use this on the court? No, I'll address it another way (with a T or direct words). But an official who does so is simply making an error in tactic, not baiting the kid. The T is for what the player said the first time, not for repeating it. Repeating it when asked is merely displaying a lack of remorse and reinforcing the decision to ring him up.
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