2nd half, A1 bringing the ball up the floor in the BC.

B1 stpes in, bats at the ball, and the ball goes flying forward into the air.

A1 runs after it, catches it and dribbles down the floor.

I got nutin'.

Team B asst. coach stands and yells, "C'mon ref! What was that!?!"

I whistle, turn, WHACK!, and say, "That's a technical foul. That's what that is coach!"

:(

I apologized to her during my next turn as tableside trail. Not for the T because she earned that but for my comment.

It's a lot of fun to talk about what we can say in these situations. But when push comes to shove, it sounds very unprofessional. I even apologize to the table crew, who heard the comment and the Team B head coach.

Gotta learn to keep my trap shut! :mad:

That's enough apologies for the rest of the season, eh? Somehow I've got a feeling the lesson has now been learned.

I had a partner actually turn to the coach and say, "Shut up coach" the other day. I'll admit he was having a bad day personally, but I thought he was out of line. I've thought it many times, but try to be more professional than that.

We can't always be perfect. Your apology was appropriate and at least you knew you stepped across a line.

BBallRef,
Those kinds of mistakes also serve to remind us that we are all mere mortals. I admire those who admit their mistakes. Lord knows I've made my fair share.

Well, once I post it here, I feel like I'm absolved! Kinda like an officiating confessional. "Forgive me Dr. Naismith, for I have sinned!" ;)

You are forgiven, my son.

Now, as a pennance, you must officiate 3 men's rec league games, and 2 girls' JV games where the players shout "ball ball ball ball" for the entire 32 minutes of the game.

Not enough. You must also do several girls 5th/6th grade games on a tile floor wherein all of the girls will be wearing metal hair clips and bracelets and when you ask them to remove them they will get tears in their eyes because you are such a mean ref. Their mommies, who all have voices like a crow, will yell at you all night for picking on their babies. Also, you must send a tax deductible donation to the Refnrev Evangelistic Association where funds are currently deperately low. Then consider yourself fully absolved! Keep those cards and letters comin'! ;)

[Edited by refnrev on Jan 29th, 2005 at 10:59 AM]

First mistake of the year, right BktBallRef! ;)

Not enough. You must now umpire girls' softball at a level of freshman or below. The players will sing and do cheers the ENTIRE game, which will have a score of 30-29 and last 4 hours.

Tony,

Was the T for what was said (not that bad) or because it came from an assistant coach? If it was because it came from an assistant, couldn't you have just told the head coach that you didn't want to hear any more complaining from his/her assistant coaches before the whack? Or had the assistant been up prior?

Z

Tony, I feel your pain. Last Monday I told a rec ball player to shut up if he wanted to stay in the game. As my pennance I am doing a night of 5th/6th grade boys games.

curious
 

Since you took the time and were professional enough to apologize to the coaches and table crew, I was just wondering if the coach that was doing the hollering happened to use that time to apologize also?