Technical or Warning

[DLH17]

Originally Posted by rsl

how about "my feelings aren't hurt, but with you doing so much reffing i was wondering who was doing your coaching."

:d

[Mark Padgett]

"Coach - let's trade places. You come out here and call the game and I'll sit on the bench and act like a jacka$$."

[BillyMac]

I'm on the "few and far between technicals" side of the officiating spectrum, but this situation would have led to the quickest, easiest, and most enthusiastic technical foul of my career.

[tomegun]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I'm on the "few and far between technicals" side of the officiating spectrum, but this situation would have led to the quickest, easiest, and most enthusiastic technical foul of my career.

IMO, this kind of thinking has the potential to do the game an injustice. An unsporting act is an unsporting act regardless of how thick your skin may be.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by tomegun

An unsporting act is an unsporting act regardless of how thick your skin may be.

Disagree. There's black, white, and gray.

Black areas may represent a situation where none of us, with the possible exception of the few of us who may be overly officious officials, with unbelievably thin skin, would ever charge a technical foul. First period, first complaint by coach, load enough to be only heard by players, coaches, and officials, "C'mon Billy, he traveled. We need a break".

White areas may represent a situation where almost all of us, with the possible exception of officials who are hearing impaired, will pretty much charge a technical foul every single time, almost automatically. "He traveled. Get your ****ing head in the game".

Gray areas may represent areas where the personality of the coach, the personality of the official, the stage of the game, the type of game, the relationship between the coach and the official, etc. all come into play. Situations that may be gray areas include those in which the coach's complaints are persistent, or those where the coach has interfered with the officials' concentration. One man's technical foul is another man's warning. Another man's warning is, yet, another man's decision to ignore. We're not robots.

[SNIPERBBB]

If they start making personal comments, its time for a correction. A saying that goes around one of the local associations is "If a coach uses the words "You" or " you're"(in this case "They"), and the following words are not to the effect of "the best official ever", then dump 'em"

Again, try to use your best judgement.

[justacoach]

Originally Posted by SNIPERBBB

If they start making personal comments, its time for a correction. A saying that goes around one of the local associations is "If a coach uses the words "You" or " you're"(in this case "They"), and the following words are not to the effect of "the best official ever", then dump 'em"

Again, try to use your best judgement.

Welcome to our little community. Hope you find our collective wisdom useful and that you continue to contribute in a positive fashion..

[tomegun]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

We're not robots.

You are right, but I bet you have let some things slide that should have been called a technical foul.

I actually get an email when someone calls a technical foul in our association. At this early point in the season I'm seeing a trend with one coach and some officials. This isn't the NBA or college - it is scholastic athletics and sportsmanship should be important.

On my way to a game with a coach from out of town known to be a complainer. Let's see how thick/thin my skin is today.