No Warning given

[mbyron]

More concretely: some kinds of behavior merit a T only when the coach persists in them. For example, I have no problem answering a coach who asks me why I called a foul (or better: what did I see).

But not every trip down the court. For that, I'll warn first and then whack. The rationale for the warning is to make the line clear: with his or her persistence, the coach has gone from asking questions to attempting to influence an official. Only the latter is prohibited by rule.

Jumping out on the court over a call? That's ridiculous.

[dsturdy5]

This sounds like a situation I had last season. Freshman boys coach who is notorious for his sideline antics questioned a call I made of a held ball. I explained what I saw, he told me it was the worst call he had seen all year. I replied that I had heard enough for the day (he had gotten my ear more than once that afternoon). As I went back down court, he thought I had turned away, he jumped up, waved his arms in a dismissing manner towards me, stuck out his tongue, and made a "raspberry" noise. I whacked him. In post game paper work he complained that I did not warn him about behavior, only against speaking out against calls.



Side note: This coach continues to be employed despite being sent for anger management several times due to his behavior as dictated by the state athletic association. Once I was made aware of this, I refused any assignments involving his team.

[Juulie Downs]

Originally Posted by dsturdy5

he thought I had turned away, he jumped up, waved his arms in a dismissing manner towards me, stuck out his tongue, and made a "raspberry" noise. I whacked him. In post game paper work he complained that I did not warn him about behavior, only against speaking out against calls.

Side note: This coach continues to be employed despite being sent for anger management several times due to his behavior as dictated by the state athletic association. Once I was made aware of this, I refused any assignments involving his team.

Sounds like a great call, sturdy. I would think even the ASSIGNOR might refuse games involving a coach like that!

[CMHCoachNRef]

Originally Posted by mbyron

More concretely: some kinds of behavior merit a T only when the coach persists in them. For example, I have no problem answering a coach who asks me why I called a foul (or better: what did I see).

But not every trip down the court. For that, I'll warn first and then whack. The rationale for the warning is to make the line clear: with his or her persistence, the coach has gone from asking questions to attempting to influence an official. Only the latter is prohibited by rule.

Jumping out on the court over a call? That's ridiculous.

This is probably the best summary. To compare with the sport of soccer, a yellow card can be issued for persistent infringement (repeated fouls by or on a particular player for fouls that individually would NOT have elevated to the point of being a yellow card) while a particular foul (intentionally holding an opponent to prevent a rapid transition, for example) can be penalized with an immediate yellow card.

The latter was the case in the basketball game.