at what point

[KDM]

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Originally posted by George Heagerty on 12-17-1999 01:57 PM
I observed a game last night where the head coach was ejected from the game. I couldn't hear what was being said but neither the coach nor the ref were arguing outloud . I could tell that the coach wanted to make her point and I belive that the ref went over to tell her she had lost the box as a result of a tech for protesting the other officials last call. I assume that she was still hot and continued complaining about the call(s). My question is as an official how much guff is acceptable from the coach in this situation. Should the coach be allowed to get in the last word and the official just walk away or should the official keep the upper hand?

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Let's see, maybe there is something that I missed. The coach and official are 'arguing' over a call. The coach then gets a 'T', and the other official goes to tell the coach to SIT on the bench and then the coach continues to argue and finally get the 2nd 'T'.

I call that poor officiating. I can' seem to find the 'arguing' rule in my book! No coach should be told to 'SIT', they already know that rule. These officials got what they deserved --- a chance to practice their writing skills in filing a report for the ejection of a coach. As an official, when you have to explain one call to a coach, then you'll have to explain another call to the opposing coach. When you explain the interpretation of "sitting on the bench", then be ready to explain another interpretation to the opposing coach. Also, coaches are allowed to STAND to 'coach' and not to argue and address any official. I hope that these officials learned a valuable lesson from this experience.