To T or Not to T--What Would You Have Done?

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by bas2456

As stated above, my partner was looking for any excuse to not assess a technical foul. He got what he was looking for, and we moved on.

Let's say, though, that the conditions are "right" to assess the technical. The visitors coach knows the rule and wants the tech enforced.

You could...enforce the technical, knowing that the coach wanting the tech is correct by rule. Or, you could tell him, no coach, it's a freshman game on a Saturday morning, we're not going to enforce the rule.

Where I work, we're told to enforce the uniform rules at every level. Don't know why we would ignore this rule just because it's a freshman game.

Coach, we've been told not to enforce pre-game book technicals in non-varsity contests.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

Coach, we've been told not to enforce pre-game book technicals in non-varsity contests.

This is an area where local practices really need to prevail. You don't want to be the only one calling this T at the 9 minute mark, and you don't want to be the only one ignoring it.