Questioning my T

[fiasco]

Originally Posted by mathuc

I told him he didn't deserve a warning for what he said, and we shook hands and that was that. Something to learn from.

My response to this is always "I've never read anything in the rule book about a technical warning, just a technical foul."

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by fiasco

My response to this is always "I've never read anything in the rule book about a technical warning, just a technical foul."

My interpreter in another association referred to this as a 'reminder'.

[Adam]

My two bits. Early on, once you realize he's a chirper, find a moment to get in front of his bench and talk to him. "Coach, I can't have you officiating this game." Or "Coach, I understand you're not going to agree with all of our calls, but I can't have you question every single one." Or "Coach, if you have a question, I'll answer if I have a chance, but we aren't going to have these constant comments."

If that doesn't work, two free throws almost always works.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Early on, once you realize he's a chirper, find a moment to get in front of his bench and talk to him. "Coach, I can't have you officiating this game." Or "Coach, I understand you're not going to agree with all of our calls, but I can't have you question every single one." Or "Coach, if you have a question, I'll answer if I have a chance, but we aren't going to have these constant comments."

Snaqwells gives excellent advice here. Write it down. Study it. Memorize it. Share it with your colleagues. Make it part of your pregame.