Timeout to vent - among other things

[dan74]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Good job of taking care of bidness, Tom. You know that you did what you had to do. If more officials would, there might be fewer coaches around like this clown.

I agree. If we all just clamped down I think it'd make for a better game for everyone.

Youth coach this weekend was beginning to call a heck of a game from the sidelines. I warned him to stop. Next trip down the court he called a travel, which we in the actual stripes didn't call. Although I appreciated his keen observation skills, I administered a "T" anyways. He then said, "I deserved that one," then sat down and concentrated on coaching his team for the rest of the game.

I've worked with a few partners that seem to believe that tolerating comments or abuse from coaches without administering a technical is demonstrating good game management. I disagree. It makes it harder on the rest of us.

Unsure what it's like in the rest of the world, but I'd like to see training for newer officials on what should and shouldn't be tolerated and how to respond appropriately.

As an aside, I had another coach calling a great game in the same youth tourney. As we apparently switched roles, I switched his team of 6th graders out of a full court press into a two-three zone and just packed the lane. During halftime I taught them how to get in an athletic guarding position and move their feet...just kidding, Oracle. We rocked in the second half and I jumped all over the coach about the calls he missed.