Coach loses cool..what would you do?

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally posted by Bart Tyson

This I can accept. This is part of having him seated. He won't get any explanations from me. I keep it short and simple.

I also don't think its fair to compare NBA/WNBA coaches/games with HS coaches/games. I don't have a clue what the guidelines are for NBA/WNBA. However, I would guess they are different. [/B]

Bart:

You are absolutely correct. Keep is short and simple. All he needs to know is that he received a technical foul for unsportsmanlike conduct and or violating the coaching box rule, and he has lost his coaching box privileges. Reminding him that he could be ejected if he receives a second direct technical foul, is not a threat but should be viewed as a second warning to the coach. No one wants to have to write a game report for a coach ejection if it can be prevented Short and to the point. As I said in my post, all of this should not take more that 45 seconds or so.

And one other thing that should be discussed by the officials during their short conference is which team is going to shoot free throws, how many free throws, which basket the free throws are going to be attempted, and who is going to administer the free throws and the ensueing throw-in so as to keep the official that called the technical foul on the far side of the court away from the coach that received the technical foul. Sometimes, the coach's actions require that this type of information is discussed after he is escorted to his bench.

But lets face it a technical foul on a coach is never a fun thing.

MTD, Sr.