Fishing in Partner's T-Pond?

[Dad]

You handled this well. Wait to see and what your partner does. After he's talking to the kid I'm not coming in with a T.

You have two options here:

1) Call it instantly so you're not frustrating your partner while he's dealing with it.

2) Do what you did.

I'm going with 2 the vast majority of the time.

[Raymond]

I was working a JuCo game with a veteran crew chief who didn't know me.

I was 'C' opposite the table when I called a foul on a defender who illegally contacted the dribbler in the midst knocking the ball away. The defender, while facing me, jumps up in response but lands and then goes into a smile as I'm telling him to "take it easy". Before I could start my way towards the table to report my foul the CC comes in to the T the kid up.

It was totally unnecessary. The kid had an immediate reaction but then instantly calmed down and was not saying or doing anything disrespectful, and I had addressed him. The CC had no idea what was going on between the player and myself. His rationale once we were in the locker room is that "we can't let players do that to us".

[Adam]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

His rationale once we were in the locker room is that "we can't let players do that to us".

You could have predicted that response, couldn't you?

[packersowner]

Oh the flip side, I was standing opposite table as my partner was reporting, two feet from him the coach is giving him an earful and yells "that's terrible"I pause and think, he must hear that guy. A few seconds later the coach walks away and no T. After the game, I asked my partner if he heard the coach for green after the foul, "no, what did he say?" After we discuss, he says "I lost most of my hearing hunting." In my pre-game I now ask if anyone has short term memory issues or problems hearing, I just assume they can't see.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by packersowner

Oh the flip side, I was standing opposite table as my partner was reporting, two feet from him the coach is giving him an earful and yells "that's terrible"I pause and think, he must hear that guy. A few seconds later the coach walks away and no T. After the game, I asked my partner if he heard the coach for green after the foul, "no, what did he say?" After we discuss, he says "I lost most of my hearing hunting." In my pre-game I now ask if anyone has short term memory issues or problems hearing, I just assume they can't see.

What's ironic about your story is that the 3rd member of the crew in my game was completely deaf. The CC perturbed me in the pre-game by not sitting still and looking at our deaf partner so he could read his lips.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by packersowner

Oh the flip side, I was standing opposite table as my partner was reporting, two feet from him the coach is giving him an earful and yells "that's terrible"I pause and think, he must hear that guy. A few seconds later the coach walks away and no T. After the game, I asked my partner if he heard the coach for green after the foul, "no, what did he say?" After we discuss, he says "I lost most of my hearing hunting." In my pre-game I now ask if anyone has short term memory issues or problems hearing, I just assume they can't see.

Maybe there's more to the story, but "That's terrible" is probably NOT a T, and it certainly isn't one I get to protect my partner.

[SE Minnestoa Re]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

Maybe there's more to the story, but "That's terrible" is probably NOT a T, and it certainly isn't one I get to protect my partner.

But in my book "you're terrible" is a T

[Dad]

Originally Posted by SE Minnestoa Re

But in my book "you're terrible" is a T

Most officials use your book.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

I was working a JuCo game with a veteran crew chief who didn't know me.



I was 'C' opposite the table when I called a foul on a defender who illegally contacted the dribbler in the midst knocking the ball away. The defender, while facing me, jumps up in response but lands and then goes into a smile as I'm telling him to "take it easy". Before I could start my way towards the table to report my foul the CC comes in to the T the kid up.



It was totally unnecessary. The kid had an immediate reaction but then instantly calmed down and was not saying or doing anything disrespectful, and I had addressed him. The CC had no idea what was going on between the player and myself. His rationale once we were in the locker room is that "we can't let players do that to us".

You should've said, "Thanks, Dad.".

[Dad]

Originally Posted by Rich

You should've said, "Thanks, Dad.".

"You're welcome." I've got your back.