Technical or Warning

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by fiasco

Hmm, this brings up something a coach said to me the other night in a girls freshman game.

Coach was yelling across the floor at my partner "Foul! Travel! Foul!"

When the ball was dead, I went to the coach and said, "Coach, we're willing answer questions but yelling across the floor at us and demanding calls is not appropriate."

He slapped me on the back and said, "No problem. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings." and walked away smirking.

I wish I had been carrying Mark Padgett around in my hip pocket for a clever comeback. Alas, I didn't have one.

This one would not have gotten a T from me, but I most certainly would have followed up as he walked away. A simple comment like "No one's feelings are hurt, Coach. Just trying to make sure everyone here behaves in a professional manner."

If he's too thick to get it at that point, there will probably end up being a T somewhere later in the game.