Pre-game with partners

[RookieDude]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by johnny1784
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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee

Big mistake imo. One warning - then nail him. That's what a "warning" is for. Doing it your partner's way means that coach is gonna expect 3-4 warnings every single time that he whines about something. The opposing coach will also expect equal treatment naturally, and I don't blame him. Fair's fair. It makes for a lot of whining and a lot of warning. Nip it in the bud.

Other than a player throw in plane violation, delay of game or final horn during a time-out, where is it printed in the rule book that an official must give out one warning before issuing a technical to a coach who demonstrates unsporting behavior?

Did the officials offer multiple warnings per team during a coach's pregame?

It's called Game Management Johnny...

I wasn't there, but it sounds like a Coach got upset because he thought the officials made a mistake in the administration of a foul shot. (or lack thereof)

Surprise, Surprise...a coach made a mistake regarding a new rule. (The coach would have been correct...last year)

Now if you want to Whack the coach for "hollering" about something he indeed thought was missed...go for it.

If you want to be an official who can communicate with a coach without throwing T's around...you can choose that route to. That's the beauty of being an official...there's black and white issues, and then there's the gray areas. The areas where one official may do something different than another official and neither be wrong...game management.

Trust me...you don't have to tell JR what the rules are about warnings (or anything else for that matter)...that dude knows the rules inside and out. I don't mean to be speaking for JR...but I believe he would give a coach a chance to back down from his "hollering" once he explained a new rule...now that coach probably wouldn't get much room after the explanation (I know the coach wouldn't with me), but that IMO, is good game management.

Having said all that...I don't think anyone here is saying to give every coach one warning before you whack em' for unsporting behavior...use your judgement, that's part of the gray area in officiating.
I'd be willing to bet if that official that whacked the coach for unsporting behavior worked for JR...the official would be backed by JR all the way.