Questioning my T

[Smitty]

Originally Posted by fiasco

It's also pretty obvious that the V coach is wanting to rely on us to keep the game close. He is chirpy all game, and my partner and I give him each a warning in the first half.

Coach is visibly upset

Are these two different people? I'm guessing the V coach is the assistant in the JV game?

[fiasco]

Originally Posted by Smitty

Are these two different people? I'm guessing the V coach is the assistant in the JV game?

Sorry. V stands for visitor in this case, not varsity.

[tomegun]

You and your partner warned him and then you gave him a "final warning." By my count that is two too many warnings. I would also suggest the practice of not allowing a coach to take a time out just to talk to you. Finally, how do you know that "defender rides one of this coach's girls from the top of the three point line to the baseline with her forearm in her side" and it wasn't in your area?

[fiasco]

Originally Posted by tomegun

You and your partner warned him and then you gave him a "final warning." By my count that is two too many warnings. I would also suggest the practice of not allowing a coach to take a time out just to talk to you.

So how would you handle it? He called a timeout and it was obvious he wanted to talk to us, so next time do I just say no and walk away and ignore him?

Finally, how do you know that "defender rides one of this coach's girls from the top of the three point line to the baseline with her forearm in her side" and it wasn't in your area?

That's what my partner told me after the game.

[26 Year Gap]

Knowing when the ABS limit is reached is helpful. And usually that limit is reached sooner rather than later. If you warn the guy, then tell your partner and vice versa. How fair is it to the other coach who is abiding by the rules to let this guy get warning after warning? You will only regret the Ts you did not issue or the ones that you did not issue soon enough.

[Ref_in_Alberta]

Originally Posted by tomegun

You and your partner warned him and then you gave him a "final warning." By my count that is two too many warnings.

+1

IMHO, when you warn a coach (at any level, under any rules) 1 is all they get. After that we need to "Take care of business" and assess the appropriate penalties to put a stop to the inappropriate behaviour.

Question for the OP - In retrospect, do you believe a Technical Foul assessed earlier in the game would of prevented the coach's escalation in inappropriate behaviour/comments?

[fiasco]

Originally Posted by Ref_in_Alberta

Question for the OP - In retrospect, do you believe a Technical Foul assessed earlier in the game would of prevented the coach's escalation in inappropriate behaviour/comments?

Perhaps. He didn't really say much the rest of the game after I whacked him, so probably. The bench-kicking probably should have been the T, not the time out and subsequent yelling.