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Originally Posted by mbcrowder
If that's how you took it, you obviously don't understand what they were saying.
Never use ultimatums... "Not one more word, coach..." or "Next time is a T". There's no need to threaten, and the ultimatum puts you in the position of backing up your word when something happens that you MIGHT have let slide had you not dropped the threat.
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what is this.... some sort of political discussion where liberal and conservative commentators are ridiculously parsing words to extract an obfuscated meaning that belies the original intent of the message?....
what's the difference between: "Next time is a T" or "Next time I will take care of it myself"?
the answer: nothing.
btw, what you've described as an "ultimatum", is simply an official telling a coach/player that the behavior in question is unacceptable and then explaining the consequence that will occur if/when the behavior is repeated.
that is EXACTLY the same formula used in the rulebook (i.e. if you travel...the other team gets the ball....).