I made a mistake

[Juulie Downs]

Originally Posted by Reffing Rev.

As I head toward the table B's coach standing in the coaches box obviously wants an explanation. I agree, he needs one. So I tell him, ball at his disposal, starts the count, blah blah blah. He says, "Come on, no one ever calls it that way (which I did in favor of his team at a Christmas tournament this season)" I explained for his benefit, ball was clearly at his disposal. That's the rule. I was turning to resume my new spot at T for the free throw administration and he asked why B1 deserved a Technical foul. Coach had been a little snooty, but he and I have had a good raport for a few years. I simply said as I started to walk away, "Come on coach, he slammed the ball down, that gets a Tech, and everyone calls it that way." He then said, loud enough i could hear from 20 feet away, "How dare he talk to me that way, smart a**."

I admit, my comment may have crossed a line. My next one sure did. "Coach, no one talks to me that way." Tweet. Magic Word = Technical Foul.

The part in red is what caused your mistake, if there was one. the only thing you did wrong was to assume the coach would be reasonable, and respect your long standing relationship. It's been the hardest thing for me is to understand that the person coaching and the person I talk to off the court are two completely different people. It's just the way it is.

Also, if you only have 30 seconds of moronity in 7 years of HS varsity, I'd say you're absolutely super-human!!