Bye Bye Coach!

[mikesears]

Well, my partner ejected the JV coach tonight! I called the first "T" because he was riding me and my partner from the get go. 2nd Quarter, I showed him the "Stop" sign and said, "That's enough, coach!" 3rd Quarter, he is riding me about "being out of position" but I KNOW I was in good position. He kept going and I said, "Coach, no more!" He blew right through that warning and earned himself his first "T" (and his team was in possession of the ball) I go to adminster the FT's and my partner comes over to talk to him to try to settle him down. After the 1st free throw, I hear a whistle, the visiting team fans cheer, and I see the coach walking back to the locker room. My partner gave him his second "T"!

Conversation goes something like this I was told:

Coach: "Come on (referee's name) Both you and Mike have had your heads up your asses all night...."

Partner: "Coach, now you know you got your first technical, I need to caution you to watch your language and . . ."

Coach: SHOUTING "Let me finish!! You need act a little more professionally because this is f***ing bull***t"

Partner: TWEET!!! "Technical foul on White coach".

I didn't enjoy the experience but felt the action was necessary. The coach earned this one. His team was only down by 5 with 6:00 and possession of the ball in the 4th Quarter when this happened. The opposing team made all 4 free throws and scored on the possession.