help with a Tech call from Refs NFHS rules

[gmund1948]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

I can say this, I know a lot of refs who would have made this call without warning. Assistant coaches are to coach. Rule 10 prohibits any attempt to influence an official's decision. Most officials give quite a bit of leeway to a head coach. Most also do not accept any crap from an assistant. Even further, a lot of officials have absolutely zero tolerance below the high school varsity level. Assistant coaches speak up at their own risk.
This was mild. BTW, it looks like the only part of the post that you needed clarification was whether or not an assistant coach should be tossed after just on technical foul. The answer is no, unless it was flagrant.

Question. How does being able to approach an official make coaching easier? Coach the kids, don't worry about coaching the refs.
I've readh these "guidelines" a hundred times, and it doesn't get any more authoritative. They're guidelines, and they work for some and not for others. They're definitely nothing to get all hung up over.

What call did they blow? Looks to me like they blew two things.
1. They shouldn't have ejected an assistant for 1 technical foul.
2. If they did eject that assistant, they should have ensured he left the gym rather than go to stands.

Curious, what level of ball is this that they call in someone to be an assistant in a championship game?

Level: High School : Reason Head coach had a cardiac event
rationale: I worked practice all season and helped design the offensive sets
The Assistant (JV) coach has only two years and is primarily a Tennis specialist

To answer your questions, How does being able to approach an official make coaching easier?

The ability of a coach to calmly discuss a situation with an official (and have the official listen) , enables understanding that eventually gets modeled to the players who in turn will take this attitude forward. Fostering an untouchable persona will rarely showcase your talents as an officail

When it comes to knowing tournament directors, (yes they have a say) or helping decide who moves up to cover more coveted spots well respected coaches and ADs often are asked for direct imput on who should or should not work a tournament.

I am not sorry about posting here, I have gotten over it, now as I am asked to take the recently vacated HC position I can politic for a crew not to work our games.

Oh never made it to Miss Oregon got disqualified for having Balls
I know thats rare in some areas

I don't worry about coaching the Refs, its when you are thrown into a
situation where a mostly substitute coaching staff must deal with what
a very bad situation.

As for the appeal, thats likely a waste, but the team received at at large bid so some things do work out. It is interesting as the tournament director will
in a gentlemans aggreement, not have two of the three referees in the
regional tournament.

To who posted the rules to giving a Technical, thanks ! the person who wrote them had great insight. Its nice to have a copy again

My years as an educator have proven over and over that the best interest
of the kids is the best policy, after all we are all someone's kid.

I understand you all may need a forum to vent, and maybe I ended in the
wrong place, accepted.

I wont let the door hit me in the on the way but I will stop in from time to time