Dealing with troublesome coaches...

[zebraman]

Originally posted by ref18
If the coach wins say by 1 point, and then makes a comment that would've earned him a T during the game as I'm walking out, if I'm still within the visual confines of the playing area, then I will whack him, it hasn't happened yet, but if the coach is risking his victory, then I will put it in the hands of the other teams best free throw shooter.

Preventative officiating: Try to stay away from coaches after the game if possible. Part of my pre-game is that my partner and I stay as far away from the table area AFTER the game as possible. We can make a verbal check with the table to make sure everything is copasetic without actually having to be AT the table. The last thing I want to do is punish the kids who just won a hard-fought game because their coach decides to be an idiot after the game.

Z