Lost my virginity yesterday.....
 

Yep tossed my first coach.

I've done a lot of games and probably take more than most and more than I should. At the Rec level if they want to hang themselves I make sure to give them plenty of rope.

Yesterday, B15U, I had an inexperienced partner. A coach was constantly being criticial of our calls in a small, nasty gymacaferteria that was too small and slippery for this level. I took all I could stand and warned him. He continued. I whacked him. He kept at it and I told him enough or he would earn another. He told me to give it to him and I did. He then refused to leave the gym. I told the table to put 1 minute on the clock and if he didn't depart his team would forfeit. His wife (scoreboard op) convinced him to go. Bad situation.

His team came back from six points down at the time to win going away by more than 10+. Just shows to go you.....

forfeit procedure?
 

I have never had to go to the forfeit or even been at a game that it happened. For conversation sake, let's say the wacked coach just stood there until the minute was up. What happens next?

Write on the scoresheet that the game is forfeited, the time of the forfeiture, the reason why and the final score. If the winning team was ahead at the time of the forfeiture, that is the final score, If they were behind, put it down as 2-0. Then leave without making any comments at all to anybody. The R should make out a complete post-game report with all details of the forfeiture and send it to his assignor. His assignor should pass that along to the league/governing body that the forfeiting team was a member of.

Great advice Jurassic.

Luckily, my situation didn't get THAT bad. But, it was bad. Worst one I've ever been in. In all seriousness, the threads I have read here and the great number of games I have done really helped me manage this as best I could.

I send a note to the league assignor and administrator every week after all my weekend games - good and bad. As JR points out - I'll let them handle it if they deem anything more need be done.

I believe this comment was originally from Jim Valvano. The official thought it was so funny, he didn't T him up for it.

My understanding too
 

It is even attributed to him "online" (and we know that's always accurate) as being one of his more famous quotes.

Thanks JR!

Coach: "Do I get a T for thinking something?"

Me: "No, but you might for telling me about it!"

That is correct...

THINKING and VERBALIZING are two different actions...

and many times the latter comes before the former.;)