Technical Fouls
 

Can anyone tell me if a referee can give back to back technical fouls to a player in a two-man refereeing system? I was told by a referee that in FIBA rules the other referee must administer the second technical foul thereby ejecting the player from the game.

Can someone please clearify this rule. As much information as possible would be awesome.

Thank you.

There is no provision prohibiting an official giving two technicals to a player in NFHS rules.

there is no provision in Fed or NCAA as to how many technical fouls an official can give to anyone involved in a game, (said Mr. Valintine to Mr. Knight) :cool:

Fibal may be different anyone ?????

You may have to look at it from this perspective. There are times where you have to "get rid" of a coach for being a knucklehead (back to back T's).

There are some who believes that your partner should give the second T.

There are some who believes it is fine for you to (take care of bizness).

No matter the approach this should be pregame with partner on how to handle the unpleasant situation if it arises.

Fixed it for ya'.

Oh sure bring "GAME MANAGMENT" into it!

TR is absolutely correct it is better - ALWAYS better - if the same person does not issue multiple technical fouls to the same coach or player - having said that never ever ever, let that influence the fact that the knucklehead has to go!

once a coach or player has one T, it is best that if they have to go it comes from another official, it is a perception thing, but it is not a rule as refered to in the OP.

What truerookie says is true - from a game management perspective you may not want to give two Ts back-to-back.

But from a rules perspective, there is nothing preventing it.

much gratuity to you sir!

There is absolutly nothing in the FIBA mechanics manual with this regards. In fact under FIBA rules a player is allowed by rule up to 5 Technical Fouls.

This is no longer true in NCAA, precisely because of that infamous exchange.

Not NFHS, nor IAABO, Official Mechanics ...
 

The following are my personal opinions, or those of my local board, and are not official NFHS, nor IAABO mechanics:

From my pregame: Technical Fouls: If I T a coach, get me away from the coach. The situation is heated and I don’t want to whack the coach back-to-back. Let’s move away from the benches. Non calling official should inform the coach that the coaching box privilege has been lost.

From a technical foul "study guide": Top Ways To Give A Technical Foul: Proceed to the reporting area, report the technical foul clearly to the table, and leave the area. Never look at a coach when you give a technical foul. Confer with your partner. If the technical foul is charged to the head coach or bench personnel, have your partner inform the coach of the loss of the coaching box. Explanations, it needed should be done by partner. Don't be reluctant to give the second technical foul if it is warranted.

Also. It may be beneficial for all parties if the calling official was kept away from the coach for a few minutes, even if it means not making a switch, or making an unneeded switch, after the administration of the technical foul penalty has been completed.

True on the total, but the limit is for totals per person, not for one official to give out.

The original comment that I responded to said that there was no NCAA provision regarding "how many technical fouls an official can give to anyone". I merely stated (correctly) that there actually IS a provision on how many technicals an official can give to a person. It's "a maximum of two".

There's no provision stating that I can't give both technicals to the same person. But there is a limit.

Okay I said what I ment not what I said???


you are correct it is two

but I can give them both!

True dat!

Technical Fouls
 

Hey Everyone,

Thank you so much for clarifying what can sometimes be a gray area in basketball. Players, coaches and referees alike sometimes let their personal feelings get to them during a game. I just wanted to make sure that if I was reffing I would be controlling the game justifiably and within the rules of this fine game :)

Thanks again,

Torez

That should be clarified.

Not trying to be a smart-aleck, but what's unclear? Any team member can be assessed a "maximum of 2" direct technical fouls. The penalty section of the technical fouls in Rule 10 was changed specifically so that you could only give 2 to any one person.

That's the clarification that was needed. ;)

PS Class A this season.

I guess that multiple technical foul I called last year shouldn't have been called then. I told the guy he disrespectfully addressed me while using profanity while being out of the coaching box. Seemed to me like 3 fouls committed simultaneously ;)

Ok, I see. Thanks. The confusion was in my post, not in the rule. The rule clearly says a maximum of 2 "direct" technicals.

Yeah, yeah. But I don't have this year's book yet. So I was reading from last year's. . . Blah, blah, blah. I'm an idiot. For the record, this year's book says "a maximum of two CLASS A technical fouls (AA)". . .