Passed on a T yesterday, why?

[btaylor64]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Can't agree with your supervisor's supposed response in #2, Ben. Saying what you wrote is the same as the supervisor basically telling the coach that the "T"s weren't really warranted in the first place. That's not backing his official imo; it's more like telling the coach that the official isn't really ready yet. Backing the official is simply telling the coach that he got out of line, he took his chances, and he lost because he had an official with a low tolerance level for unsporting behavior. D1 officials have different tolerance levels, the same as high school officials. Any coach at either level that's half-smart picks up quickly in any particular game what he can and can't get away with.

Having said that, my personal preference is young/new officials that show that they aren't afraid to take care of bidness. Learning to adapt and maybe use alternate methods to control the game comes with experience. When I see a young/new official that refuses to take care of bidness though, I always have that doubt whether he/she will ever develop that necessary quality.

Jmo.

Very valid point Jurassic. In my scenario, I really meant it as an off the hook type deal with your supervisor, not so much what the advisor would say to the coach, cause I, as an assignor, would certainly not say that to a coach.

You're also exactly right about handling your business as well. One of my assignors tries to keep me in check by letting me know that he doesn't mind me handing out T's but that I just need to make sure that I don't use it as a defense mechanism but more as a tool of the trade and he understands that I will use it more in my young age because of me not having his level of communication skills yet.