handling coaches

[paulis]

This is from a conversation I had with a coach a week or so after issuring him a T in a previous game. I had T'd him without any warning and he wanted to know why i had not warned him. My reply was that it all depends. There are some things that a coach might do or say that warrant an immediate T (in my games). There are other things that might not. In the later cases, if I think talking to the coach might help, I might do that. If I think he/she might respond to a warning, I might warn lthem.

Personally, if a coach just is not sure if his behavior is going to get him T'd I have no problem with that. If he/she is unsure, they might use some restraint initially. I have no issue with a coach wondering whether or not he/she is at or over my breaking point.