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Originally Posted by refinks
It's not our job as officials to enforce how a coach acts toward his players.
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I disagree. Unsportsmanlike conduct is unsportsmanlike conduct no matter who it is directed towards. Just like the fighting rule, if two teammates fight each other, they are both charged with flagrant fouls. It doesn't matter that they are teammates.
One of my biggest regrets as an official is not giving a T to a travel basketball coach who was berating and belittling his own 13-14 years old players such that everyone in the gym could hear it. His kids were dejected by it, and it sucked the joy of playing basketball from them. A T to the coach would have let the players know that their coach's behavior was wrong and unacceptable...and I think their parents would have cheered and applauded.