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Originally Posted by Tio
You are overthinking the situation. If an Asst. Coach, head coach, player gives that kind of feedback to you. A tech. will come quickly...if it is me, I whack him and start walking away. That way, he will have to come onto the court where he will have to follow you. And I disagree that you felt walking away was wrong... there is no need for you to stay there and take that crap.
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I didn't feel bad about walking away. I felt bad I walked a way with out issuing at least a technical.
I lik ethe issue a tech and walk away and let them basically prove they want to get tossed.
You can't be afraid to eject someone. You have to trust your skillset and when someone crosses the line, assess the appropriate punishment. If an ejection is warranted, you need to take care of business. Don't care about what kind of reputation you have. If you are fair, work hard, are approachable and are a good partner on/off the court, to the people who matter they will formulate a solid opinion of you. Learn from this situation... all of us have been there.[/QUOTE]
Thanks for this bit of advice. It is all new territory for me from an ejection/report standpoint. I guess I need to spend some more time talking with some of the more veteran officials about this scenario. After mulling it over a bit more and getting a bit of feedback, I will be more comfortable next time.