I gave 4 Technical Fouls in just one game

[jmaellis]

I'm curious how many hits this topic will get with a title like that.

Actually I didn't purposely throw down four Ts. You may recall from a previous post that I am an new official and only involved in youth rec games right now. I also officiate volleyball (I have a couple seasons under my belt).

Last Saturday was my second time officiating BB, the coach calls for a time out, which I promptly acknowledged ... by loudly blowing my whistle and forming a "T" with my hands. The gym went silent, and my partner and both coaches just stared at me. I immediately realize that something is wrong, but can't figure out what it is; oh yeah, I need to report the time out. I make my way toward the table and it went something like this:

Me: "Blue coach" and then I form a T with my hands.
Coach: "What" as he extends his arms, palms up and shrugs his shoulders (get the visual).
Me: "Time out"
Pause
Coach: "Oooooooooh"
Partner: "Ooooooooh"
Fans: "Oooooooh"
Pause
Me: "What" as I extend my arms, palms up and shrug my shoulders.
Pause
Me: "Oooooooooh" as I realize my mistake and apologize.
Fan(s): "Dumb a$$" (actually I didn't hear anybody say this, but I know they did).

Anyway, it happens two more times during the game. The first time I was like and everybody else was like , the other two times I was like and everybody else was like .