Pre-game with partners

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally posted by RookieDude
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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.

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.

[/B][/QUOTE]Exactly, Dude.

Just take care of each situation that comes up with what you feel is the most appropriate way to deal with that particular situation. But if you DO feel it's necessary to tell a coach or player "That's enough!", mean it. If you don't mean it, they'll figure it out in a hurry and all you'll be getting is instant replay again over the same call.

My point was that if you're not gonna follow through on a warning, then there's no use warning in the first place.