Technical foul?

eastcoastref · #1 (**permalink**) Wed Jan 12, 2005, 12:49pm

Was wondering if anyone has ever given a technical foul to a coach for staring?

I had a game last week when a coach took a timeout and rather than address his players, he chose to stare me down for almost the entire 30-second timeout. I was very tempted to hit him with a technical for unsportsmanlike conduct, but I chose not to because my partner had already given him one earlier in the game.

He had no assistant coaches and if he was ejected the kids (who were no problem the whole game) wouldn't have had anyone to coach them. Any thoughts?

ChrisSportsFan · #2 (**permalink**) Wed Jan 12, 2005, 12:51pm

maybe coach was just checking you out.

Adam · #3 (**permalink**) Wed Jan 12, 2005, 01:00pm

I had a coach give me the stinky-eye last Friday. I'm thinking through some possible responses, because i can't seem to justify a T here.

Junker · #4 (**permalink**) Wed Jan 12, 2005, 01:03pm

As long as he isn't making a scene and inciting the crowd, I don't think I'd give a T for this. I would be a little more on the lookout for something that I could T however.

ChuckElias · #5 (**permalink**) Wed Jan 12, 2005, 01:34pm

We had a very long discussion of this a while ago. I'll let somebody else do the Google search. (Insert plea to Brad for a search function here. . .)

I firmly believe that this is not a T. You can't T somebody for doing literally nothing.

And BTW, Adam, it's the "skunk eye".

eastcoastref · #6 (**permalink**) Wed Jan 12, 2005, 02:03pm

I don't think staring is "doing nothing." When it's obvious, and everyone in the gym sees it, it seems to me that this can be defined as unsportsmanlike conduct.

I think if I was in this siutation again, I'd T him!

rockyroad · #7 (**permalink**) Wed Jan 12, 2005, 02:12pm

Nope...never T'd a coach for staring. Did have an ***'t coach staring at me once during a full time-out...he turned around pretty quick when I blew him a kiss...

eastcoastref · #8 (**permalink**) Wed Jan 12, 2005, 02:14pm

Blew him a kiss, huh? So then I guess your reaction to coaches acting unprofessionally is to act unprofessionally yourself?

carldog · #9 (**permalink**) Wed Jan 12, 2005, 02:24pm

I've certainly seen NBA refs T up a stare.

rockyroad · #10 (**permalink**) Wed Jan 12, 2005, 02:54pm

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Originally posted by eastcoastref
Blew him a kiss, huh? So then I guess your reaction to coaches acting unprofessionally is to act unprofessionally yourself?

Yasureyoubetcha...got me all figgered out already, don't ya...you should see me when I take my jacket off and throw it out onto the court, or start kicking over chairs...

Jurassic Referee · #11 (**permalink**) Wed Jan 12, 2005, 05:14pm

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Originally posted by rockyroad

Quote:

Originally posted by eastcoastref
Blew him a kiss, huh? So then I guess your reaction to coaches acting unprofessionally is to act unprofessionally yourself?

Yasureyoubetcha...got me all figgered out already, don't ya...you should see me when I take my jacket off and throw it out onto the court, or start kicking over chairs...

5'2" of dynamite!

And a 1/2" wick.

blindzebra · #12 (**permalink**) Wed Jan 12, 2005, 05:15pm

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Originally posted by carldog
I've certainly seen NBA refs T up a stare.

"Stop eyeballing me Rasheed!"

Rich · #13 (**permalink**) Wed Jan 12, 2005, 05:54pm

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Originally posted by eastcoastref
Blew him a kiss, huh? So then I guess your reaction to coaches acting unprofessionally is to act unprofessionally yourself?

17 posts and he's already passing judgment....

ChuckElias · #14 (**permalink**) Wed Jan 12, 2005, 07:20pm

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Originally posted by eastcoastref
I don't think staring is "doing nothing."

Well, then you'd be incorrect. If a coach is standing with his eyes open and not moving, he's not doing anything (except breathing, I guess). And he's certainly not doing anything to me.

eastcoastref · #15 (**permalink**) Wed Jan 12, 2005, 07:49pm

I guess you have to have more than 1,600 posts on this forum to have a valid opinion about anything.