Unsporting Tech

[Nevadaref]

Nevada can't hear you. His ears are full with the sounds of vuvuzelas.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Nevada can't hear you. His ears are full with the sounds of vuvuzelas.

Two amazing events today:

1) Mexico won 2- 0,

2) France didn't surrender.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

2) France didn't surrender.

You're so old, you think people might get this.

[Pantherdreams]

Some comments and actions that led to unsportsmanlikes (techs) this past season in games I worked. SOme were ABS but others I thought were funny but my partner did not:

- COach to player 13 across the gym "It's Ok Richie I'ld travel too if I got whacked in the face!"

- "This game is terrible right now and its your fault."

- In response to "Coach you just worry about your job." "Does that mean you are going start worrying about yours?"

- "Jeeze you want to screw someone this bad get a girlfriend!"

- "You might be the worst official I've ever seen, except that you didn't work the first half alone."

- "If I get my kids to put on the home teams blood jerseys in the second half can we get a foul call."

- Coach to his player who's just been given a tech. "Jimmy! Just because he's been an ******* all night (points to ref) doesn't mean you are allowed to be! Show some class."

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Pantherdreams

- In response to "Coach you just worry about your job." "Does that mean you are going start worrying about yours?"

And that's exactly why we shouldn't be making comments like this imo. You're inviting a response like that one, a response you might then have to deal with.

Stick to short, neutral statements like "that's enough" if you want to give a warning. Put the onus where it belongs.

[Judtech]

Wifey got away with one today:
"If you quit doing the 'alligator chomp' with your with your arms, you MIGHT notice the body contact AND know who the ball went out on! I don't care if it was blocked up top, its the block to my shooters body I am worried about"
Thankfully I had a towel I could bury my face into so no one would see me laughing! I was just waiting for the whistle to blow for the "T" and it never came!

Later in the game the referee asked her for a towel to clean up some water by the other bench. She said "With all those crocodile tears she's been crying all game I am suprised there isn't a flood down there!" (She is BFF"s with that coach, so there was some good natured ribbing going on)

[Judtech]

I agree with using the 'neutral words' BUT my inner filter would say:

Originally Posted by Pantherdreams

- COach to player 13 across the gym "It's Ok Richie I'ld travel too if I got whacked in the face!" You mean like this? "T"?"

- "This game is terrible right now and its your fault."Which is rather ironic since I am not actually playing." or "Right now? This game has been terrible since I saw it on my schedule"

- In response to "Coach you just worry about your job." "Does that mean you are going start worrying about yours?"No, but I do appreciate your concern.

- "Jeeze you want to screw someone this bad get a girlfriend!"Maybe I don't like girls?

- "You might be the worst official I've ever seen, except that you didn't work the first half alone."Really? I can name at least 2 officials worse than me, but for the life of me I can't think of any worse coaches than you

- "If I get my kids to put on the home teams blood jerseys in the second half can we get a foul call."Only if he has had his shots
I couldn't think of anything off the top of my head for the last one