She dropped her clipboard?

[eg-italy]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

GJV tonight. A1 goes up for a shot, well contested and no foul. I'm lead on the table side and hear what sounds like a clipboard fall. I look over after the rebounding scrum subsides and see a flabbergasted coach standing next to her clipboard lying on the floor.
I know she threw it down in disgust, but I didn't see it, so I couldn't call it. Frankly, I just ignored it and let her stew. Anyone would have done it different?

Something similar happened to me some years ago: an object was dropped on the court; my partner and I didn't see who dropped it, but nevertheless we decided to eject the responsible.

Why? Well, the object was a chair and the person who used to sit on it was the analog of the game manager (more precisely the person responsible for the officials' needs).

Of course a clipboard is a bit different from a chair. If I don't see how it came to the floor, I would not T the coach, but probably keep an eye on the bench.

Ciao

[bigdogrunnin]

My second year as an official, I had a coach slam his clipboard on his chair with both hands as I was walking to report a foul. Yep . . . see ya coach.

[biz]

Originally Posted by bigdogrunnin

My second year as an official, I had a coach slam his clipboard on his chair with both hands as I was walking to report a foul. Yep . . . see ya coach.

You tossed him? That rises to the level of a flagrant T in your mind? Everyone has their own threshold I guess. I guess I'm a little too lenient as I would only T this. If I'm giving a coach a Flagrant T and a shower it's going to be for more than abusing inanimate objects. F-bombs and other abusive language directed at me or my partner is where my Flagrant T is coming out. To each his/her own I guess.

[mplagrow]

Originally Posted by biz

F-bombs and other abusive language directed at me or my partner is where my Flagrant T is coming out. To each his/her own I guess.

Don't forget, the same OS who said he'd T the coach for the clipboard said that foul language like that only deserves a WARNING.