This happened tonight

[Adam]

Originally Posted by rsl

This Kinda says it all. A good T is one that makes your game better.

Personally, I don't care if she'd had further problems after this call, it would have still been a good T. I don't much care for that standard ("a good T makes your game better.")

Unsporting behavior needs to be dealt with. It will normally make the game better, but if it doesn't that doesn't mean it was a bad T.

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

I'm reading it as the same coach making this mistake. When she told him "I've got it," that's his warning.

This is what I get for trying to comprehend late at night. Re-reading the OP with a modicum more consciousness I think you're probably right. I hate when that happens.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Personally, I don't care if she'd had further problems after this call, it would have still been a good T. I don't much care for that standard ("a good T makes your game better.")

Unsporting behavior needs to be dealt with. It will normally make the game better, but if it doesn't that doesn't mean it was a bad T.

+1

Most technical fouls call themselves. Just call the damn "T"s without analyzing the hell outa them. They're just another call, as has been already pointed out umpteen times by various esteemed and astute members.

[Judtech]

I have no problem with that T. Just like middle school players need to learn how to play the game, some middle school coaches need to learn how to coach. (Most notably acceptable and non acceptable behavior)
I agree that most T's take care of themselves.
As for more warnings: (facetious, sorta)
"Coach, I am trying to count to 3 but everytime I get to 2 you keep interrupting me with YOUR count and I have to start over again!"
"Coach, if you are counting to yourself, please use your inside voice!"
As a rule of thumb, if I hear a coach start counting, I stop counting, but that is just me HA

[Adam]

I've used the "I've got it, coach" a few times when actually making the call (3 seconds, traveling, 5 seconds, it doesn't matter) and it usually gets the point through.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Judtech

As a rule of thumb, if I hear a coach start counting, I stop counting, but that is just me HA

As a rule of thumb, I just go ahead and make the call that's appropriate for the situation and then deal with the coach that's trying to influence me. But that is just me.

And yeah, I saw the .