T or no T ???

[ChuckElias]

Originally Posted by Daryl H. Long

If RonRef won't T a kid for telling him to "toot his whistle" then I suspect he doesn't have the guts to call one in the first place.

When anyone, player or coach, tells me to toot my whistle he buys the T: first time, every time.

Daryl, I respect your experience as a D1 observer. I have some idea of what that involves and the detail that you're expected to note. However, I'm just gonna disagree with you on your comments above. "Toot your whistle" may be an automatic T for you, but it's not for everyone. It's certainly not for me. It's not profane, it's not abusive, it's not excessive (by itself). It's just whining due to frustration.

I do not T for this, and I've tossed players and coaches from games. I have roughly the average amount of intestinal fortitude on a HS court. And "blow the whistle" is not a T in my games. At least, not "first time, every time". If it becomes persistent and distracting, then we find a way to take care of it.

I don't think this particular phrase is one where you want to disparage a fellow official's "guts". A coach screaming profanities in your face and you ignore it? Ok, that may show a lack of strength. But "toot your whistle"? I'm not buying that one.