Ways not to call a tech

[Nevadaref]

My general opinion is that I don't like lists like this for officiating. People are different and they will do things differently. For someone to tell others how to or how not to do such and such on a basketball court seems awfully presumptuous. You will attend many camps and get many DOs and DON'Ts from various officials. Take what you want, junk what you wish. In the end, you'll do it your way (or your assignor's way) anyway.


For example, I point out that the author states one reason for calling a technical foul is:
2. Using profanity or language that is abusive, vulgar or obscene.

However, not only is this a technical foul, but according to NFHS rules it is also flagrant. The words chosen by the list writer even match those in the definition.

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A flagrant foul may be ... If technical, it involves ... extreme or persistent, vulgar or abusive conduct.

That being said, I'd be willing to bet that the author is not advocating calling this flagrant. For many others, I'm sure that it would be.


PS And our esteemed author missed my favorite: The coach argues and is wrong about the rule. Not what happened on the play, not the judgment, just the plain and simple rule. = Whack!