How'd We Do?

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Here's my stock reply to that:

"Coach, I'll tell you what. I have a rule book in my bag. Let's look it up. If you're right, I'll give you $100. If I'm right, you have to go out in the parking lot and wash my car. OK?"

I've never had a coach take me up on that.

My solution, as previously mentioned on this forum on several occasions, is to immediately assess a technical foul on the coach. When he asks why he got a T, you inform him that he needs to consult the rules book. My principle is that coaches can argue any situation that they wish, but if they are incorrect about a rule, the penalty is a direct T.

I've had very few coaches challenge me about rules since I began to employ this philosophy.