Officials and Development

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

A wise referee (no, not me) once said the purpose of a technical foul is to stop bad behavior. If you can stop the bad behavior without issuing the technical - do it.

Last night I called the first two fouls against a player early in the game. He ranted and I just looked at him on my way to the table. He stopped his behavior the rest of the game (at least with me). I did not have to hand out a T.

That technique came with experience and trial and error. If you can find ways to accomplish the same thing without a T, in my opinion you have won. The minute you call a T it because about the official whether you like it or not.

Peace