Being shown up?

[Junker]

Originally Posted by TimTaylor

Funny how that happens sometimes



IMHO the reason a lot of this behavior occurs is that collectively, we as officials don't do the best job of setting clear limits and then consistently enforcing them. It doesn't help when they get away with murder one night, then get their feet held to the fire the next. We need to do better.

We just got an email from one of my assignors the other day about this very thing. He said that when you let a coach or player get out of control, you do a disservice to the rest of us because that individual gets the message their behavior is acceptable. Great point!