Assistant chirping from stands

[ballgame99]

So no warning to the HC to keep his bench under control? Obviously if the assistant is really out of line that isn't necessary, but just from my reading of your post it sounds like the bench T may have been a bit quick. Hard to tell context without being there. And the T on the HC is hard to tell just from your description. If you felt like he was physically intimidating you and being aggressive toward you, the T sounds like it would have been warranted when he is in your face. Edit: I read the 5" as 5'. Yeah if he is in your face like that you have no choice. Although like deecee said, you could have moved away from that bench after the first T, but sometimes that just isn't possible.

And as long as the guy was apologizing and not being confrontational after the game, I feel like it would be good form to talk to the guy through your thinking. Although where I'm from we don't stick around to watch handshakes and have too many postgame discussions with coaches.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by ballgame99

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And as long as the guy was apologizing and not being confrontational after the game, I feel like it would be good form to talk to the guy through your thinking. ....

I'm not sticking around for conversations. They go just like UNI described: "first apologizes then he starts questioning the T".

I was serious about my sports bar remark. If he wants to talk, then do it away from the venue as 2 individuals having a casual conversation. Funny thing is, I've bumped into plenty of coaches out and about and never once has any of them discussed anything related to games I've worked or anything about officiating in their games. I've even bumped into a coach whom I had T'd up and he didn't even recognize me. Coaches know full well why they get T's. We don't need to stick around to explain to them why.

[UNIgiantslayers]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

I'm not sticking around for conversations. They go just like UNI described: "first apologizes then he starts questioning the T".

I was serious about my sports bar remark. If he wants to talk, then do it away from the venue as 2 individuals having a casual conversation. Funny thing is, I've bumped into plenty of coaches out and about and never once has any of them discussed anything related to games I've worked or anything about officiating in their games. I've even bumped into a coach whom I had T'd up and he didn't even recognize me. Coaches know full well why they get T's. We don't need to stick around to explain to them why.

I ran into a coach at a gas station the next morning after I T'ed him up. I was pumped to see him.

[frezer11]

Originally Posted by UNIgiantslayers

I ran into a coach at a gas station the next morning after I T'ed him up. I was pumped to see him.

I see what you did there...

[BigT]

Originally Posted by UNIgiantslayers

I ran into a coach at a gas station the next morning after I T'ed him up. I was pumped to see him.

And how did it go?

[UNIgiantslayers]

Originally Posted by BigT

And how did it go?

He either didn't recognize me out of context (we were about 40 miles from where the game took place and I had no idea that he lives so close to me), or he acted like he didn't recognize me.

[BigT]

Originally Posted by UNIgiantslayers

He either didn't recognize me out of context (we were about 40 miles from where the game took place and I had no idea that he lives so close to me), or he acted like he didn't recognize me.

I would have issued a 2nd T for ignoring you and tell him he has been ejected from working that day and smiled.

[UNIgiantslayers]

Originally Posted by BigT

I would have issued a 2nd T for ignoring you and tell him he has been ejected from working that day and smiled.

I did offer to fight him, but he declined. His kids were with him, and I said I'd be happy to go 3 against 1.