Ways not to call a tech

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally posted by blindzebra
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To me it is the HOW they are questioning part that matters.
Like I said if it's calm and conversational, I've got no problem. If it is loud, demonstrative, and includes the words," You don't know the rule," then a whacking I will go.

[/B][/QUOTE]Agree. The one way of questioning you is unsporting; the other one really isn't.

Of course, then you also might have to factor in the odd occasion when you're being questioned about a call that you, yourself, maybe aren't that sure that you got right either. The length of the rope just might vary with those different circumstances also. In that case, I'll let a coach maybe be a l'il bit more demonstrative. Once/iffy call only though. He doesn't get instant replay on his opinion ever. I don't wanna hear the same thing from him on my next trip by his bench. In my experience, most good coaches will give you their rant, mutter to themselves a little, and then after they've got it out of their system, they forget about it and go back to coaching. If they don't, then they probably wanted the T anyway.