Techincal fouls

[DownTownTonyBrown]

Originally posted by sportsannouncing
Now let me ask you these questions.
1. What good would it have done to T him up?
2. Would I have had control the next time I did either of those teams?
3. Would the player have settled down his play?

Answers:
1. None, no good whatsoever. Because
2. I would not have had control because other officials who did their games never had control of those games and most ended in fights, and
3. No, he would've continued to take a run at guys.

But because I didn't ring him up in a game where the result didn't matter (10-point game), he apologized to me after the game and before the next. He played much better and the "goon" was no longer.

So think, do I really need to ring a guy up? The only time I'll ever T a guy up is if an assault occurs or if anyone screams a word you can't say on Nickelodeon.

Your answers are wrong and your closing statement is ABSOLUTELY WRONG. Assault!!!?? It is now too late and it is now that calling a "T" will absolutely make no difference. You have let your game get completely out of control ... likely due to your reluctance to impose proper penalties for improper behaviour - you didn't call the "T" when you should have done so.

And you say the "goon" was no longer. WRONG wrong wrong. The goon is still a goon and just hasn't resurfaced again - he will be back and it maybe for some other official besides you. YOU REINFORCED the allowance of his actions because YOU FAILED TO PENALIZE HIM. The playing fields today are filled with "goons" waiting for opportunities to laugh in the face authority. For some undeserved reason you seemed to only have had one goon in your game - if I was on the opposing team I would have been very tempted to goon you also. I mean the other guy can do it, guess I can too. Why don't we all clap in your idiotic face while you don't call fouls? (And you say, you call a tight game?! There is nothing tight about not enforcing proper penalties.)

You have made a mess. You have created a misunderstanding for players because you have allowed and accepted extreme confrontational humiliation that other officials are not willing to tolerate. I pray you are not mentoring any up and coming officials. I pray you don't get the living crap beat out of you some night for your extreme tolerance of absolutely unacceptable behaviour.

Your premise of thinking about what is to be gained by calling a techinical foul is a valid one, however, you have set the line of tolerance way beyond what is reasonable. Other officials following behind you will need to cleanup your mess.

I appologise to the board. I am done responding to your idiotic blubbering, SportAnnouncer.