How Far is Too Far?

[Back In The Saddle]

I think this may have originated over on the baseball side, but it works very nicely in basketball too...

Remember the 3 P's: if the comment is personal, profane, or prolonged, it's going to take a very good reason for me to NOT give the coach his T.

It's tough to know when to whack a coach when you're starting out. The pumpkin at the belt ones are easy but rare. It's the ones on the corners (to continue the metaphor) that will give you fits. So aside from the 3 P's, the other thing I would tell you is that if the next day you wish had whacked the coach, you should have.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

Remember the 3 P's: if the comment is personal, profane, or prolonged, .

There are a few versions of that theme. I've heard it with prolonged replaced by public.

[JRutledge]

I have three basic triggers that need to be addressed.

1. They question your integrity.
2. They get personal.
3. They start using profanity.

If these things happen, then you can either give a T or you can address in another way. This really comes with experience to know when or how to deal with these situations.

Peace

[mick]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

There are a few versions of that theme. I've heard it with prolonged replaced by public.

If you call that 3 Ps, don't worry.
I've got your back.

[M&M Guy]

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

There are a few versions of that theme. I've heard it with prolonged replaced by public.

By public do you mean said loudly enough that it can be/was heard by others? That still leaves you with a decision to make about whether what was said was worth whacking the guy over.