Whacked my first of the season tonight

[Rich]

Originally Posted by UNIgiantslayers

Thanks for the input, I'm here to learn. I have them again tomorrow night, so I'll keep the short leash thing for sure.

The game starts as any other -- fresh slate for them and for you.

But the advice above is good. Shut down the whining early, warn, and then whack if that's what's called for.

[#olderthanilook]

Originally Posted by Rich

The game starts as any other -- fresh slate for them and for you.

But the advice above is good. Shut down the whining early, warn, and then whack if that's what's called for.

To be fair, he told us he gave coach the stop sign in the OP.

So, he effectively W n' W. aka Warned and Whacked.

[HokiePaul]

Originally Posted by UNIgiantslayers

"...you were already done with the T and telling him to put his seatbelt on."

The recommended procedure in my area when you T a coach is to report the foul and walk away. Let your partner remind him that he needs to take a seat while the free throws are being administered. This helps diffuse the situation rather than potentially escallating to a second T.

[Rich]

I recommend that no official goes near the coach while the free throws are being attempted. A coach is going to vent and will likely not sit down immediately -- there's no reason to throw fuel on the fire.

If the coach isn't seated by the time we're ready to move on, then one of the non-calling officials needs to slide over there and remind him. Most times this isn't necessary.