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Originally Posted by DC_Ref12

"The official shall" sure reads more like an edict than an opinion to this student.

DC_Ref12, would you call the flagrant technical foul against the coach who sprinted up to you after the game to say you did one hell-of-a-job or you did a damn good job? That has the "sprinting" element and the "profanity" element. Is that an NFHS edict? The reason why officiating basketball is difficult is because judgment is so often (as in, constantly) exercised. I'm just pointing out that that is true when someone is swearing, too.

I agree that the official "shall" call the flagrant technical foul IS an edict in situations "as described in the case play." It is not an edict for all other situations involving some elements of the case play.