Referee's Authority

[rgaudreau]

Originally posted by PP
Here's one...A referee can give you a technical foul for thinking. Player A1 says to you after a so-so call against him/her...I think you're an a......

american referee???

You`d give him a Tech for that? Boy, you really are strict!

I know a ref here in town that almost T'd a parent in the stands for just THINKING that he was doing a bad job. He could see it in his eyes. Certainly, rule 2.3 could apply in that situation.

I can imagine the scenario....

Ref: Coach, it`s a tech against your team because of that parent in the stands.

Coach: What?!? What did he do?? What did he say??

Ref: He didn`t do or say anything. But I can tell what he`s thinking and it`s not pretty. He`s having all kinds of violent thoughts about me.

Coach: You`ve got to be kidding!

Ref: It`s rule 2.3 - Referee`s authority - look it up!

Coach: Are you out of your mind?

Ref: That will be another T coach. Please don`t think out loud.

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Ren