Camp Blues/Pandering to Coaches

[BryanV21]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

The OhioHSAA only fines coaches $100 for being ejected. I want to officiate in your state, .

MTD, Sr.

You haven't been collecting the other $200 for yourself? You have to read the fine print of the rule.

[SC Official]

Originally Posted by Altor

Sometimes I swear that extra punishments like this actually deter officials from making calls that need to be made in their game for exactly the reason the clinician said. "I could have called a second technical on him, but his behavior wasn't bad enough that it deserved sitting two additional games," is one I've heard in my state.

The idea that a superstar or a coach can get tossed in the NBA Playoffs with no issue yet some officials don't have the stones to whack a high school coach for acting like a jackass is baffling to me.

Originally Posted by Adam

Some worry about it, some don't. My theory is, the coach is far more aware of additional penalties than I am, so he should be the one to alter HIS behavior to avoid them.

Yep, rather than we being the ones to alter our tolerance level to do him a favor. And in SC especially, the logic makes no sense–coaches' have zero input in our rating system, which determines assignments. No reason to try and be friends with them.

As a clinician at a camp I went to put it: the coach is not our friend. You can play golf with him one day, and the next day he will throw your ass under the bus.

[bballref3966]

Was a great article in July's edition of Referee. Basically took a shot at the idea of using "taking the high road" as an excuse for not taking care of business like you're supposed to.

Pretty much summed up exactly how I feel about the issue.