Technical or Warning
 

GJV, Home Coach angry at not getting some calls, loudly enough for her entire bench to hear, tells #12, "Katie, you're not going to get those calls tonight. They're only JV Officials." I almost T'd her, but instead yelled a warning that that was her last shot...she heard me, but ignored me....Was I wrong?

T for that one.

I believe that's one you condone if you don't penalize. T.

Let's see.
 

Whack -- with enthusiasm!

And when she asks why she got a T (because she will), just say it's because she hurt your feelings.

Seriously, this is a T every time.

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.

I should have T'd her....I put air in the cheeks, and then hesitated....not my usual style for that type of coach-comment....but, he who hesitates is lost, so they say....thanks for the comments....

I would have probably rolled my eyes at that one and moved on.

WHAP! No brainer to me. Pretty much anytime a coach tries to show up an official, especially in front of the kids, they are going to get whacked.

Oh yeah I'm serving T on this one. It's so easy after the fact isn't it? :)

No Brainer WHACK!

Had my first T of the season last night. GV game. Visiting HC had been warned already in the game for being out of the box complaining. I call a foul as Trail early in the 4th quarter on one of his girls who is trying to strip the ball from the home's point guard out front. After I report, he is standing there with his arms out to the side and starts chirping (He acted like a child all night...stomping around and trying to officiate for us). I give him the stop sign and tell him I've heard enough and the hand gestures need to stop. He starts to say something else and I keep my hand up, so he goes to sit down, but as he sits down he gives me the "wave off". Tweet....whack.

Didn't hear anything else the rest of the game.

Early T time. She wants to be T'd

"technical foul on only the JV coach"

ha ha exactly! nice to meet you pot, my name's kettle!

Not advisable to yell anything at a coach, ever. If you have something to say to the coach, it can wait until you're close. You can speak quietly. You have the authority. jmo

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.

"coach, there's nothing you could say that would hurt my feelings. however, if you keep acting like a middle school coach you'll get a Technical!"

Technical - blankety blank - foul!

" I hope not coach, because it's my last one.":D

Had to be there
 

We have a well respected BV coach in my district that gets somewhat fired up but never seems disrespectful. His teams always conduct them selves as gentlemen mostly as well. My sons and I were at a game of his last week, first game of the season for a fairly intense rivalry with the usually top ranked team. I noticed after a short conference with the referee the coach seemed to make his point and as the ref walked away ,coach swats him on the butt as a parting gesture! when I told my son to watch the next "short conference ", sure enough he did it again and my son was rolling in the bleachers laughing this time. I was steady thinking what I would do and I still am unsure. :)

Dont turn your back on him! :D

I'd never actually say it, but ...
 

How about "My feelings aren't hurt, but with you doing so much reffing I was wondering who was doing your coaching."

:d

"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$$."

I've Got Pretty Thick Skin ...
 

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.

NO, NO, NO - It's "He who has a Tate's is lost" :D:D:D:D

Automatic T.

They won't get much easier.

Shades Of Gray ...
 

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.

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..

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.:D