Giving coaches technical fouls

[Rickref]

The concept that giving a T as just another foul is preached so emotion is taken out of the equation and rightfully so. However, it is a emotional call. It is a very good official who can T someone up with the same thought process as giving a hand check call. Lots of coaches will sit a player who gets T'd up for the rest of the game and then run them the next day. Why does this happen. It's not just a foul, it is unacceptable behavior for a student. The T happy officals out there need to keep in mind that many coaches do teach kids that it's not acceptable behavior and the following practice is probably not going to a whole lot of fun for the guity party. Not all do it, but the good ones will.

[Jay R]

My two cents.

Like many things, calling a technical foul should be based on common sense and balance. You can't be trigger happy but you must not shy away from calling a warranted T.

In my first few years, there were times when I would go home after a game and think that I should have T'd a coach. In my effort not to T up people too fast, I was taking abuse. I have improved that part of my game.

An anecdote from last year. A fellow official from my zone ejected a coach in record time. He called a T on a coach and before reporting it to the table, he called a second one. It wasn't my game and I don't know the details of the situation. However, a week later, I was working with this same official when a coach starting chirping for various things. I warned the coach. At half, I told my partner that if the complaining continued I was going to T the coach. My partner's response was that he wasn't going to give the coach the satisfaction of calling a technical on him. Go figure.

Jay

[dblref]

Originally posted by Hawks Coach

Are these only the Ts for sportsmanship matters? I am assuming you don't have to report a T for a number not being in the book. How about a player violating the plane twice?

Only for unsportsmanship crap. Didn't really think about the admin stuff.

[Adam]

Originally posted by Jay R
My two cents.

Like many things, calling a technical foul should be based on common sense and balance. You can't be trigger happy but you must not shy away from calling a warranted T.

In my first few years, there were times when I would go home after a game and think that I should have T'd a coach. In my effort not to T up people too fast, I was taking abuse. I have improved that part of my game.

An anecdote from last year. A fellow official from my zone ejected a coach in record time. He called a T on a coach and before reporting it to the table, he called a second one. It wasn't my game and I don't know the details of the situation. However, a week later, I was working with this same official when a coach starting chirping for various things. I warned the coach. At half, I told my partner that if the complaining continued I was going to T the coach. My partner's response was that he wasn't going to give the coach the satisfaction of calling a technical on him. Go figure.

Jay

Sounds like someone got reprimanded and didn't want to admit it.

[Adam]

I can't say I've ever left a game thinking I "should" have T'd a coach. I've still never had to do it, although there have been a few occasions where I probably "could" have, but never that I "should" have.