OK, I finally did it.

[Hartsy]

I almost survived three complete seasons w/o assessing a T. I attribute that to good game/people management. My streak is over now, thanks to last nights G 8th grade tourney.

I had to T coach who went bananas after I whistled a time out for his opponent. He had a right to make a point, considering that right when I notice it is White with the ball and White coach requesting TO, an errant pass as a blow the whistle (just before?) gives Red the ball at half court with an easy layup coming.

After my explanation and awarding of the TO, I had to whack red coach. I guess he was hoping fo rthat, considering he said "Thank You!" when he got the T. I let him ramble for about 30 secs, and when I realized it was not going to stop, I hit him up.

All this came after quite a bit of chirping during a rough game, with a rough crowd. Fortunately, it calmed down in the 4th Q when the outcome was pretty clear and we REALLY tightened up the foul calls to keep things from getting violent.

I'm hoping for another 3 yrs T free, but if it doesn't work out, I'll not sweat it.